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Here's a closeup of the regulator keywork:
and a shot of the chanter:
It's very quiet and sweet. It has very gentle reed setup so it's conducive to a relaxed approach to playing. The tone of the chanter is everything I had hoped it would be. It growls just ike an old narrowbore when played off the leg in the first octave, and has a very sweet second octave. Finger vibrato on the a will work in either octave, the hard bell note sounds very easy, and playing staccato triplets is very very easy. David told me that he had researched and made his best effort to duplicate the inner dimensions of an untouched Maurice Coyne B stick. He and BK were both kind of sad to have to let it go, they liked it a lot.
The rest of the set's inner dimensions are based on Willie Clancy's old Coyne set, while the exterior is a mixture of Coyne and K&Q styles.
and a shot of the chanter:
It's very quiet and sweet. It has very gentle reed setup so it's conducive to a relaxed approach to playing. The tone of the chanter is everything I had hoped it would be. It growls just ike an old narrowbore when played off the leg in the first octave, and has a very sweet second octave. Finger vibrato on the a will work in either octave, the hard bell note sounds very easy, and playing staccato triplets is very very easy. David told me that he had researched and made his best effort to duplicate the inner dimensions of an untouched Maurice Coyne B stick. He and BK were both kind of sad to have to let it go, they liked it a lot.
The rest of the set's inner dimensions are based on Willie Clancy's old Coyne set, while the exterior is a mixture of Coyne and K&Q styles.
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I don't know why, but it makes me smile to think that K&Q were sad to
let this one go. I've often wondered how a creator of such fine art could
part with such a lovely product. It must be hard, but all the better for the
customer. Beautiful work (and photos).
I like natural leather showing on the bags. I hate some of those gawd-
awful flamboyant colored bag covers. (shiver) Both the leather bag and
cover on my set is black.
let this one go. I've often wondered how a creator of such fine art could
part with such a lovely product. It must be hard, but all the better for the
customer. Beautiful work (and photos).
I like natural leather showing on the bags. I hate some of those gawd-
awful flamboyant colored bag covers. (shiver) Both the leather bag and
cover on my set is black.
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more photos
My pipe after 5 years of hard work to make it.
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You know, Kevin, for a second there I was going to write and say that 'that skunge' was from me drooling over the set, but then I realized I was just licking the screen.... maybe I shouldn't have told you that.
Lovely set, Pat, it makes me really REALLY want to get ahold of my up-and-coming Joe Kennedy half-set.
So, how does one get the skunge off of brass? I spent hours as a cadet cleaning crap off of doorhandles, etc. (:oops:) with brasso, but I don't know how it would affect the wood of the chanter or, for that matter, of the main stock.
Any suggestions?
Mark
Lovely set, Pat, it makes me really REALLY want to get ahold of my up-and-coming Joe Kennedy half-set.
So, how does one get the skunge off of brass? I spent hours as a cadet cleaning crap off of doorhandles, etc. (:oops:) with brasso, but I don't know how it would affect the wood of the chanter or, for that matter, of the main stock.
Any suggestions?
Mark
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JQP, for brasswork I use a cream for polishing metal car parts called Autosol. Joe Kennedy put me onto this stuff. Does wonders, but you have to mask off any faux ivory, as it will stain this. For nickel-plated stuff I just use a bit of Windex. For wood I just use a plain chamois as Fancy has suggested.
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If your in a pinch, or don't feel like running out to the store, Pepsodent toothpaste on a paper towel works wonders. Any kind of white paste toohpaste will do to take of the heavier bits of corrosion. Don't use gel types. Cardstock or a toothy grained(no pun intended) writing paper will burnish the metal and remove minor scratches. And your pipes will be minty fresh at the end.