3 Most popular pipe makers?

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:35 am

glands wrote:Only the Pope is infallible...or at least so says he.

So, how is he on the pipes?

glands · Post by **glands** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:40 am

Steampacket wrote who he thought was best....I thought the subject was re popular. Go back and read the topic.

How does one determine this? What is the true definition of popular? Maker with the longest wait list? The best pipemaker? The maker with the most sets out there?

Charles Roberts was popular for a time. I'd bet he has more sets out there than Dave Williams and Froment combined. Is he thus more popular? There are a lot of Gallagher sets out there as well. He's pretty popular I'd say.

Now, on to a more pertinent question.........sometimes, when typing fast, I type ont instead of not....or, taht instead of that.......does this have anything to do with the fact that I can't get a good clean trill to grace an Fn in the upper octave played with a key?

Bah, humbug.

BZH29 · Post by **BZH29** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:21 pm

OK djm ! It's only I wish to say . On the second point OK too .

BZH29 · Post by **BZH29** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:46 pm

Yes , glands , I believe the topic has been misunderstand ! Time is up to say wich pipemaker is the best or not . Today we have the chance to have many and many pipemakers . 50 years ago U.P. aimed to disappear . We are becoming too much particular about pipes and most of pipemakers make good instuments . We must learn to play them .

Douglas · Post by **Douglas** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:09 pm

This subject has been brought up and beaten up many times, however I have wanted to ask who are the top makers of "C" sets in the USA. Who don't have a huge wait list. I would like to consider K&Q, but the list is too long. I would like to eventually have a 3/4 set. I am only thinking USA since I live here.

I have leaned toward Seth Gallagher. I have considered Rogge even though he is not in the USA.

P.S. I have heard a few Froment sets and they are amazing.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:11 pm

Joe Kennedy also makes C sets.

djm

piper91 · Post by **piper91** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:12 pm

Salut Jean Luc (BZH29)

when you say
"We are becoming too much particular about pipes and most of pipemakers make good instuments"
That's "politicaly correct", even if we knows it's not the truth..."most of them", but few of them with constant quality...and that makes a great difference when you 're the final owner...

when you say
"We must learn to play them" ....... that's true; a good set of pipes doesn't mean good piping...

Merry Xmas to every pipers

BZH29 · Post by **BZH29** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:35 pm

I agree Pierre , but who tell that so and so is better maker than so and so ? It is not correct to say on the net that a pipemaker is not a good one but it is correct to say that one is good ! But I have already said that this topic is up for me

Bonne fêtes de Noël à toi et ta famille , peut-être à Lorient ?

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:38 pm

Ont htat's htat!
I'm the dude!

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:45 pm

Dude, your avatar, is that "Wave Hands as Clouds"?

djm

fiddlinviolinin · Post by **fiddlinviolinin** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:23 pm

As in the Tai Chi movement? Oh man, those days...

Anyways, I live in the US, so ya know... Seth Gallagher still for me!!!

Do any of you happen to know the wait list for ANY of the pipe makers in the US besides Seth Gallagher?

Cheers y'a'l'l',
Armand

Dave> · Post by **Dave>** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:44 pm

When I listen to a set I am probably forming my opinion about them based on the reed/player combination rather than the maker, wood species, internal dimensions etc. If a maker builds 100 sets and sends them all over the world, imagine all of the environmental variables. I think good pipe makers have to be outstanding reed“ists”.

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:04 pm

fiddlinviolinin wrote: Do any of you happen to know the wait list for ANY of the pipe makers in the US besides Seth Gallagher?

Cheers y'a'l'l',
Armand

Bruce Childress posts his wait/lead time on his web site - about 2 years last time I looked.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:22 pm

Unless it has really recently changed, David Boisvert's ( Greenwood Pipes, Minnesota) waiting list for a full set is 12-18 months. Dave does great work, and I am delighted with my new chanter from him.

Check it out @: http://www.greenwoodpipes.com/

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:17 pm

djm wrote:Dude, your avatar, is that "Wave Hands as Clouds"?

Nah, he's just having fun waving back and forth between usernames. Hey, been listening to that radio station again, Dude (KLR)?