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Ahoy all.....

Any suggestions for pipe makers offering a narrow bore concert pitch chanter? I know Andreas Rogge makes one- any
other names of that caliber come to mind?

Thank you
Seam

Joe Kennedy and Derrick Gleeson.

dyersituations wrote:Joe Kennedy and Derrick Gleeson.

Derrick Gleeson

https://soundcloud.com/gleeson-uilleann-pipes

Also Brad Angus and Sam Lawrence (Hunter pipes)
Would be names on my list if I were after such a thing.

I believe that Derrick Gleeson has his measurements from Geoff Wooff (please correct me if I'm wrong about this!). I have a narrow D 3/4 set by Geoff and am delighted with them. I think these are more of a scaled down Harrington (since evolved) whereas I think Joe Kennedy's might be derived from the Taylor set owned by George Balderose in Philadelphia. Might check to be sure, but I only point that out to mention that there are probably several different designs for narrow D to consider. As I mentioned I couldn't be happier with mine.

Cheers
Rob

Thank you to all for your helpful suggestions. Another quest begins.......
Thanks again,
Seamus

dunnp wrote:Also Brad Angus and Sam Lawrence (Hunter pipes)
Would be names on my list if I were after such a thing.

Last time I talked with Brad he said he doesn't make narrow bore anymore. That being said, I love my Angus concert set .

RobBBQ wrote:...whereas I think Joe Kennedy's might be derived from the Taylor set owned by George Balderose in Philadelphia.

George is actually over my way in Pittsburgh and, along with another local player, has been teaching me for a bit over a year, intermittently. He mentions that set but brings something rather more ordinary to lessons, so I haven't heard it in action.

Ken Coles
Pennsylvania, US

Hi Ken- lucky you, that set is truly lovely in aesthetic and tone. Hopefully you'll convince George to bring it out. I think it's the set recorded on Bill Haneman's site here: http://billhaneman.ie/soundfiles/AnBonnanBui.mp3 but you might double check.

Rob

Once again....thanks to all for the thoughtful and helpful information.

I have both a Wooff and Kennedy NBD. I find the Kennedy (original reed) a bit louder, a bit more nasal in the tone, and slightly more consistent in tone colour. I find the Wooff (also original reed) to have a bit more variation in tone colour available, and softer. Both excellent.

Hugh

dyersituations wrote:

dunnp wrote:Also Brad Angus and Sam Lawrence (Hunter pipes)
Would be names on my list if I were after such a thing.

Last time I talked with Brad he said he doesn't make narrow bore anymore. That being said, I love my Angus concert set .

I just talked to Brad and he'll make you one.
Contact him here.
https://www.facebook.com/anguspipes2016/

oleorezinator wrote:I just talked to Brad and he'll make you one.

Nice! He makes an awesome set. Maybe one day I'll order a narrow bore, but his concert chanter is perfect for my uses.

dyersituations wrote:

oleorezinator wrote:I just talked to Brad and he'll make you one.

Nice! He makes an awesome set. Maybe one day I'll order a narrow bore, but his concert chanter is perfect for my uses.

He certainly does!