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The lefthanded piper is Mick Coyne not Mick Coyle

I was going to ask a question about lefthaned pipers and found this topic. Two piper in Belfast aslo play lefthaned pipes is Cormac (Buzz) O' Briain and Geaoge Eggleston. Other pipers who play left is Davey Spillane , Mick Coyle Grey Johnston Mick Mc Goldrick Eammon Curran. The order pipers is all r...

I have my C snakewood full set tuned to play to A=440 with the B/C button Accordeon as some players use the C row only and B row only . I also use my C set at weddings with other instrument piano and guitars tuned to A=440 playing in key of C and F If I had my B chanter is tune I would be able to pl...

My Andreas Rogge chanters lengths is D = 14 1/4 inches = 361.95 millimeters C = 16 3/4 inches = 425.45 millimeters B = 17 3/4 inches = 450.85 millimeters The D and C chanters plays in true pitch to the Chromatic tuner at A=440 and the B chanter plays at about -20 cent with the reed staple in about 1...

I got a email from Allan Moller mollerfam@breathe.com which he said For sale 70's Hughes and McLeod C chanter. Reeded by Allan Moller with spare. Key lugs and C+F keys. Ready to go on. £375 I emailed him back to say I was happy with my Andreas Rogge lefthanded Snakewood 4 keyed chanter that goes wit...

I have a tape of Liam O'Flynn called Liam O'Flynn distributed by WEA the tape ref is CLOF 1 and issued in 1988 which I got in Belfast 10 years or more ago. The cover has a photo of Liam in the middle and top and bottom of cover is light blue. Liam is joined on the tape by the following. Sean Keane, ...

Can any one help me find a good supplier of drone cane for making my own drone reeds for my Andreas Rogge C Snakewood set. I also need a supplier for mandrel for making staples for both C and B Chanters The drone cane outside diameter is C tenor 5.8mm or 0.23 in C baritone 6.1 mm or 0.25 in C Bass 8...

Hi Liam

I will be sending my NPU donation on Monday.

I will give donation of 25.00 Euro equal to 17.40 sterling.

All the best

Fergus

Ronan Browne has a Johnny Bourke Full set wide bore D colour Black, I think he has a Peter Hunter Full set narrow bore D colour Brown B Harrington set with a B chanter he made himself which I didn't know to day. He also plays a G chanter by Peter Hunter see photo at Davy Stephenson web site http://w...

I perfer the flat pitch.C#/C/B/Bb I play my Andreas Rogge C full set/B chanter at home for practing tunes, playing along with a singer, playing with the fiddle/accordeon, solo playing and playing with another C or B player which I do the occasionally. I do have a Andreas Rogge D chanter which I use ...

A chara Fergus.conas a tá tu I saw you at the Belfast Tional I had the Andreas Boxwood 3/4 in C. What did ye think o the session in Hewlits,I got a bit bored with it.Are ye goin to Willy Clancy this year if so I will look out for ye we can play the C's together Slan go foill Do Chara Liam :party: H...

I started piping with pipes on loan scheme from Tom Clarke piping Class in Belfast. Brendan O’Hare (Belfast) made my first D practice Set in December 1994. Then in September 1997 I got a C chanter Snakewood art ivory/brass with 3 keys from Andreas Rogge using the above practice set. As I liked the s...