Chanters for sale

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JR
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Chanters for sale

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Hi folks, having a clear out of some of my chanters to fund a historic restoration.

Matt Kiernan Bb chanter, £800
Davy Spillane D chanter, £1000
Taylor style antique D/Eb chanter, £1200

The Kiernan is lovely and bright, amazing triplets and a nice spruce reed. Great snap to it. The unusual goose neck makes it really versatile to play with a standard D set if you need a quick swap out.

The Spillane chanter is pretty typical of his style, expect big swells for slow airs and response to legato off the knee runs. Have a Brian Howard reed with that one. Apologies to Davy for the video!

The old Taylor style chanter is a real gem, I have it in D with a rush but it plays very happily in Eb too, which I heard all the kids are doing these days. A very special and rare chanter, I’ve only seen one other by this (as of yet) unknown maker, but there is a lot in common with early Leo and Taylor chanters, and certainly holds its own amongst the big names. I'm guessing late 1800s or early 1900s, as it is a shorter 14 inch chanter and in the older Taylor 'long block' mode. It came with a set of M. Egan pipes that was owned by collector Joseph Moyes. With a modern cap on it, but there’s plenty makers out there to do you a period corned Taylor cap if you want.

Feel free to ask me any questions. Rather keep postage to the UK (or collection from Cardiff) but open to post further at buyers expense. The Taylor has ivory so that’ll probably have to be UK only.

More pics:
https://imgur.com/a/iiWstGR


Videos:
https://youtu.be/fdA0SO70ujk

https://youtu.be/CnozLTvT74E

https://youtu.be/Bij2QH7DXLo


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Re: Chanters for sale

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The Kiernan chanter is now sold. Other two are still available.
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Re: Chanters for sale

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The Spillane is now sold.
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