Ginsburg half set on eBay
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Tony,
The strange cylinder on the bass drone is, in fact, merely the coil you would normally see, just made from a solid piece of wood with (if I remembar correctly) metal caps at each end. I once worked on a set with that kind of thing, but have never seen one since and don't remember the maker (often I banish traumatic things from my recollection):)
Alan
The strange cylinder on the bass drone is, in fact, merely the coil you would normally see, just made from a solid piece of wood with (if I remembar correctly) metal caps at each end. I once worked on a set with that kind of thing, but have never seen one since and don't remember the maker (often I banish traumatic things from my recollection):)
Alan
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Alan, thanks for the information on the drone cylinder, it sounds interesting. I'll probably go back and look at pictures of older sets to see if any one else makes them like that.
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The seller added some information (comments) that describe some of the sets history and playability. He indicated the reserve is $999. I like the comment they made about the Pakistani pipes that just sold for $800... that puts it into perspective. Also his offering to demo them over the phone seems to me a fair sale and not a shot in the dark for the person bidding. Granted it's not like being there but the offer (to me) sounds like this could be a nice set.
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The seller added some information (comments) that describe some of the sets history and playability. He indicated the reserve is $999. I like the comment they made about the Pakistani pipes that just sold for $800... that puts it into perspective. Also his offering to demo them over the phone seems to me a fair sale and not a shot in the dark for the person bidding. Granted it's not like being there but the offer (to me) sounds like this could be a nice set.
Tony,
first excuse my bad english, I´m not used to speak/write in english for years. I´m from germany.
After playing and building bagpipes for more then ten years, mostly french bagpipes, I build in summer 2000 a uilleann full set for myself. Having trouble to get brass tube I decided to build the pipes in a other "design", more "french style". So I build the "looped part" of the bass drone like a drone of a "Chevrette dé Limousin", a cylindric piece of wood with three parallel drilling.
I have never seen such a drone on a uilleann pipes bevor, so I´m very suprised to see the same kind of drone on the eBay Wilkenson set.
It seems to me that you take an interest in this kind of drones, so I put some pictures at this site.
http://magaeb.freehomepage.com/chev_dro ... drone.html
If you find other sets with such a drone it would be nice to posted it here.
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Alan,
is it true that you will teach uilleann pipes at the "Sommermusikfest Mosenberg"/Kassel/Germany this year ?
first excuse my bad english, I´m not used to speak/write in english for years. I´m from germany.
After playing and building bagpipes for more then ten years, mostly french bagpipes, I build in summer 2000 a uilleann full set for myself. Having trouble to get brass tube I decided to build the pipes in a other "design", more "french style". So I build the "looped part" of the bass drone like a drone of a "Chevrette dé Limousin", a cylindric piece of wood with three parallel drilling.
I have never seen such a drone on a uilleann pipes bevor, so I´m very suprised to see the same kind of drone on the eBay Wilkenson set.
It seems to me that you take an interest in this kind of drones, so I put some pictures at this site.
http://magaeb.freehomepage.com/chev_dro ... drone.html
If you find other sets with such a drone it would be nice to posted it here.
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Alan,
is it true that you will teach uilleann pipes at the "Sommermusikfest Mosenberg"/Kassel/Germany this year ?
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