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by rorybbellows » Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:01 pm
JR wrote: Who was the maker? BCD?
Maybe Bruce Childress in D . On second look the intials look to crudely done to be by the maker and its not in D .
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by Pipewort » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:11 am
I've seen that heart mark before ,but can't quite remember what/where.
Bruce de Vey? Or, on a chanter made by the other 80's make in Yorkshire M.B Wilkins?
Neither fit the apparent initials but..
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by rorybbellows » Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:05 am
I dont think they are the makers initials but maybe the former owners . He could have been in the military and got a bad conduct discharge ( bcd} and it broke his heart.
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by Pipewort » Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:28 pm
Ref. my last on this post:-
I am now reasonably sure (95%) that it is M.B.Wilkins mark, having thought through events where I have played one of his chanters, and seen a half set.
Let others confirm or otherwise. The chanter was a belter, if a little difficult to reed, but stonking when playing...
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by BigDavy » Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:30 am
Thanks for the info Pipewort.
I don't normally post bellows info here, but given the number of times I see people looking for them on the forum,
Michael Dow bellows - US only.
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by BigDavy » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:42 am
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by BigDavy » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:27 am
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by BigDavy » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:54 am
More from the Howard stock clear out.
16 pairs of bellows paddles - Seller says he will post out of the UK at cost.
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by BigDavy » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:02 am
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by BigDavy » Sun Oct 08, 2017 5:54 pm
Burton and Wyatt half set - UK only, seller does not say key.
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by Tim.H » Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:28 am
Hi. Thanks for the heads up re key. The set is in D.
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by BigDavy » Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:35 pm
Tim.H wrote: Hi. Thanks for the heads up re key. The set is in D.
I see you updated the listing.
Vignoles chanter with Hunter top -UK only, relisted.
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by PJ » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:36 pm
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by BigDavy » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:37 pm
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by daveboling » Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:37 am
From the advert:
"Made by the great masters David Quinn and Benedict Koehler whose bagpipes are the most copied in the world."
I would argue that the most copied in the world would be Kirk Lynch's design (at least the outward appearance), vast numbers of which are available from makers in the northwest corner of the Indian subcontinent.
$15k for a half set maybe a record by my memory.
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