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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Availability of VPipes |
Hi, can any of you tell me where I might get a crash 'up to date' on VPipes? Are they still being made? Is there a manufacturer's outlet or an online seller etc? A young child is about to enter our household and I may soon need the headphones facility. I'd appreciate any information any of you can supply. Thanks in advance. |
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| Author: | Lozq [ Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Have you tried shooting them a message from the website? https://www.vpipes.com/wp/contact It looks pretty up-to-date...and quite bizarrely it has their full bank details available. Maybe you're just meant to send them a random sum of money and they'll send you back some pipes? Seems like a solid plan to me, anyway. |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks Lozq, I like your idea of sending a (low) random sum and just sit back and wait for a set of pipes. But after my experiences with Santa and the Easter Bunny I would need convincing on Bank Buddy. I was just wondering if anyone had recently gone through the whole process - agreed a price, sent the cash and received a set of pipes? Has any of our members done that recently? |
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| Author: | Tom_S [ Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
I did this a year or so ago. Ramon was pretty good with emails and keeping me updated with how everything was going. Happy with the end result too! |
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| Author: | buskerSean [ Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
I hears recently Ramon was taking a break and not making at the mo |
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| Author: | truckley_howler [ Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Oxtershuffler, you might want to check out the Uilleann Obsession classifieds: http://www.uilleannobsession.com/classifieds.html There are a handful of old "for sale" listings for vPipes -- the most recent is from 2016, but probably still worth a shot! |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks lads for the help. Tom_S - thanks, but I think I have to agree with 'buskerSean'. There seems to be zero response these days from Mr Castro. I am curious about why his bank details are up online but there's no response to emails. I suppose I'll have to keep an eye out for a second-hand set. Thanks too to truckley_howler but there's nothing on Uilleann Obsession at the moment. I'll have to look for a really quiet reed instead. |
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| Author: | truckley_howler [ Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Check out listings #40, #45, #47, and #63 on Uilleann Obsession. They are a few years old, but still haven't moved to the "sold" section -- and I've had very good luck in the past responding to very old classified ads on that site! |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks truckley_howler. I'll give it a shot. I wonder does Mr Castro use this site? Doesn't look like it. |
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| Author: | make_fast [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Warbl might be an option as well. |
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| Author: | buskerSean [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
A friend of mine spoke to Ramon in March and he said he wasn’t making at mo. |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks BuskerSean for the update |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks make_fast for the info. Warbl looks interesting. Have you ever heard it 'in the flesh'? How realistic is the Uilleann Pipes mode? Sounds good in the demo. |
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| Author: | make_fast [ Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Never heard it, but it will be as good as your midi pack is (it is a midi controller). If you wanted to know what it would sound like prior to purchasing I would just pick up the Celtic Winds iOS midi pack - it will sound just like that. Which should be exactly as it was in the demo. How well it tracks with the realities of playing the instrument I don't know, but that isn't really the primary concern for e-pipes. |
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| Author: | Oxtershuffler [ Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Availability of VPipes |
Thanks again make_fast. I'm feeling the bug begin to bite on this. My first step into the world of electronics and Midi - and it's about 40 years overdue. I'll take your advice and get the Celtic Winds app and take it from there. |
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