Pictures of Your Pipes
- Patrick D'Arcy
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What you need are called "Cape Cod Polishing Cloths". These work very nicely and are probably available from your local hardware store. Restoration Hardware has them too but for a massive premium!
A quick web search gave me this link as one of the cheapest online:
http://www.kilianhardware.com/capcodmetpol.html
Gluck,
Patrick.
A quick web search gave me this link as one of the cheapest online:
http://www.kilianhardware.com/capcodmetpol.html
Gluck,
Patrick.
This set was crafted by Ian MacKinzie about 11 yrs ago. I've owned them for about a year and a half, and try to practice at least 30 mins a day, some days i get to spend a couple of hrs, but that's rare. Point is they are played regularly, and they are air tight. I had to re-glue the small mount on the chanter top when i first recieved them, and shorten the bag neck by about 1 1/2". This chanter is kinda on the loud side compared to other chanters I've heard, will make a good session instrument when and if I achieve that level of ability.
[img]http://www.netrelated.com/~jude58/"D"practice.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.netrelated.com/~jude58/"D"practice2.jpg[/img]
Mike
[img]http://www.netrelated.com/~jude58/"D"practice.jpg[/img]
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Mike
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Just keep the "gunk" off the brass parts, but leave that patina alone. Just a personal opinion, but I think brass with a bit of patina is very beautiful. That should be a lovely set of pipes and I hope it brings you a lot of satisfaction.On 2003-01-10 18:29, Tony wrote:
14 year old Wooff narrow bore D halfset
slightly larger image:
http://www.angar.net/pipes/wooff_d_halfset.jpg
Arrived today from Australia.
Should I leave them 'aged' or should I polish all the brass parts... What think ye?
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Thanks Pat, I feel fortunate this set became available when it did.
I considered Patrick D'Arcy's advice on a new beginning, so I went thru the set today. I wanted to check every part at least once to be sure every thing was good working order. Even the small stuff like adjusting the leather pad on the chanter stop key, while still trying to keep all the original parts. I'm pleased all is in good condition; no cracks in the wood and the turnings all roll straight on a tabletop. Just some seasoning in the bag and bellows and new neoprene inlet tube and I should be done. After that, I'll let the patina return without routine polishing.
I considered Patrick D'Arcy's advice on a new beginning, so I went thru the set today. I wanted to check every part at least once to be sure every thing was good working order. Even the small stuff like adjusting the leather pad on the chanter stop key, while still trying to keep all the original parts. I'm pleased all is in good condition; no cracks in the wood and the turnings all roll straight on a tabletop. Just some seasoning in the bag and bellows and new neoprene inlet tube and I should be done. After that, I'll let the patina return without routine polishing.