Good affordable half set makers..........

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Poll ended at Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:55 am

O broin
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19%
froment
7
44%
gallager
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38%
 
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Good affordable half set makers..........

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.........with short waiting lists. Names?
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I am not quite sure what the point of this poll is.
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Nor I.

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I have an idea...
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Short waiting list? Froment? :lol: :lol: :lol:

What is his waiting list now? 14 years?
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Chris Bayley - Bill Haneman - Seth Gallagher for example
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PJ wrote:Short waiting list? Froment? :lol: :lol: :lol:

What is his waiting list now? 14 years?
Ah but thats with the rush :wink:
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Obviously there's no rush if you're prepared to wait 14 years.

If you want your set quicker than that, you must be in a rush.
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If you want your set quicker than that, you must be in a rush.
Or if you want a set with a rush..... :lol: :lol: Me so funny..


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Greetingss fellow land mammal, aka Wannabe-Piper, what these happy go lucky folk are trying to let you know is: there really isn't such an animal as a short waiting list... at least, nothing under 9 months that I am aware of and I believe that figure to be too short myself.

Because this instrument (the ones worth buying, that is) isn't made on an assembly line, you just cannot walk into your locqal UP shop and buy one off the shelf. The ones you can, with few exceptions (makers that is), aren't worth a poke with a hot iron.

Read this very carefully: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=34434

And while you are at it, read this too: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=14466

Face it, to obtain one of these beasties is going to take you a good while... but if you are dedicated enough, it is well worth the wait. Having said that, I advise you to go with a set by a reputable maker nearest you, there are a gazillion reasons for this that are explained in the second link I have provided for you....


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the shortest waiting time is usually ebay.
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Joseph E. Smith wrote:: there really isn't such an animal as a short waiting list... at least, nothing under 9 months that I am aware of and I believe that figure to be too short myself.

Because this instrument (the ones worth buying, that is) isn't made on an assembly line, you just cannot walk into your local UP shop and buy one off the shelf. The ones you can, with few exceptions (makers that is), aren't worth a poke with a hot iron.
One of my students got a Gordon Galloway half-set last july. She waited three months for it. It wasn't cheap though.
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Peter Laban wrote:
Joseph E. Smith wrote:: there really isn't such an animal as a short waiting list... at least, nothing under 9 months that I am aware of and I believe that figure to be too short myself.

Because this instrument (the ones worth buying, that is) isn't made on an assembly line, you just cannot walk into your local UP shop and buy one off the shelf. The ones you can, with few exceptions (makers that is), aren't worth a poke with a hot iron.
One of my students got a Gordon Galloway half-set last july. She waited three months for it. It wasn't cheap though.
Lucky girl, and very nice parents (that is, if your student didn't buy it herself).

That, however, is an exception to the rule. :wink:
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There's a Gallagher half-set up for sale at Uilleann Obsession, no waiting at all. Patrick Sky's website says 5 months for a half-set. I think Seth Gallagher is quoting 18-20 months these days.

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