Wood for Uilleann pipes
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Wood for Uilleann pipes
I just got off the phone with Andres Rogge's shop where I've had my pipes on order for a while. They haven't started on mine yet so we got talking about different woods to use. I tend to like unusual things so I brought up Pink Ivory or Purpleheart. I like the look of both of them but we weren't sure if it would be a good wood to use for UP. They seem nice and dense and I know that there are some whistles made out of those kinds of wood. The questions I would have are whether or not either wood would have a tendancy to go bananna after a while or if they would be likely to have a good sound. Does anyone have any idea? thanks.
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Tony, my standing order has been for a Cocobolo full set in the traditional style with all block mounted keys on the regulators and sterling silver for all the metal and bone mounts. I like the look of silver next to brown or red color wood.
This is where I got the idea:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... pink+ivory
This is where I got the idea:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... pink+ivory
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Pink Ivory?
Davey Stephenson, if you're listening, can you give us a run down of your experiences with Pink Ivory as a wood choice for instrument making? It's a very attractive wood and looks terrific with imitation ivory and either silver or brass.
Isn't Nollaig McCarthaigh's D set made of Pink Ivory? Perhaps it's a stained fruitwood. Just wondering.
Isn't Nollaig McCarthaigh's D set made of Pink Ivory? Perhaps it's a stained fruitwood. Just wondering.
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Pink Ivory wood
Hi Pat
Pink ivory wood is a superb timber for making pipes, it has a similar tone to African Blackwood but without the resin content, I have had no problems with it warping as it seasons quite quickly, in all its a very hard timber, I love it, but its hard to find the real deep red flamed heart wood, if you know where there is some I will take a few billets off you.
As far as I know Nollaig's full set was made by Peter Hnter from fumed English boxwood, he may have another now but I'm not sure.
Davy.
Pink ivory wood is a superb timber for making pipes, it has a similar tone to African Blackwood but without the resin content, I have had no problems with it warping as it seasons quite quickly, in all its a very hard timber, I love it, but its hard to find the real deep red flamed heart wood, if you know where there is some I will take a few billets off you.
As far as I know Nollaig's full set was made by Peter Hnter from fumed English boxwood, he may have another now but I'm not sure.
Davy.
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Red Ivorywood, Umnini, Umgoloti. http://african-hardwoods.com/pinkivory/
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Re: Pink Ivory wood
Thanks, Davy. Sorry I don't have any billets of seasoned Pink Ivory heartwood laying around. It surely is a beautiful timber, too bad it's not available commercially.bagpipeworks wrote:Hi Pat
Pink ivory wood is a superb timber for making pipes, it has a similar tone to African Blackwood but without the resin content, I have had no problems with it warping as it seasons quite quickly, in all its a very hard timber, I love it, but its hard to find the real deep red flamed heart wood, if you know where there is some I will take a few billets off you.
As far as I know Nollaig's full set was made by Peter Hnter from fumed English boxwood, he may have another now but I'm not sure.
Davy.
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Re: Pink Ivory wood
Davy,bagpipeworks wrote:
As far as I know Nollaig's full set was made by Peter Hnter from fumed English boxwood, he may have another now but I'm not sure.
Davy.
this is correct, however he now uses an Andreas Rogge chanter with the Hunter set,
regards,
Mark.
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Well, the decision's made. I told them to go ahead with the cocobolo. In the end was just too complicated for me to go up and select and buy and send the pink ivory to Germany. I'm too busy these days. Thanks for all the responses. Maybe somebody will make one some day. Maybe I will flat set made of it later on.