My Hamon Practice Set (Pics)

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:28 pm

I have had many of you email or PM'ing me asking if i would post pictures of my set. Here are three pics, but please keep in mind that photography isn't my bag so these pics don't do the set justice. Their are two pics of the set and a close up of the Chanter (well as close as I could get).

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/ ... /Ups-2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/ ... /UPs-1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/ ... nter-1.jpg

Enjoy....

anima · Post by **anima** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:34 pm

what are the mounts made of Keith?

Jeff

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:39 pm

Jeff asked:

what are the mounts made of Keith?

When I asked Seth about the set prior to the purchase this is what he had to say about the Chanter:

Ebony with imitation amber mounts from GPS www.ivoryalternative.com .... lightly scalloped holes, and mounts for a Cnat key only

I hope this answers your question Jeff, if not let me know.

rorybbellows · Post by **rorybbellows** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:27 am

the fixing of the cushion on the bellows looks a bit crude !!

RORY

anima · Post by **anima** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:14 am

Interesting. I wonder if real amber can be worked for mounts, is it hard enough.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:20 am

anima wrote:Interesting. I wonder if real amber can be worked for mounts, is it hard enough.

Fossilized tree sap?

It may be too transparent and the inner workings will show through.

Link:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/m ... /amber.htm

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:27 am

Another link here:
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/minerals/amber.htm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:19 am

I am afriad that Amber is too brittle for use as mounts.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:41 am

Joseph E. Smith wrote:I am afriad that Amber is too brittle for use as mounts.

I was thinking it looks and feels similar to violin rosin and could shatter easily.

gregorygraham · Post by **gregorygraham** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:07 pm

Would it be unorthodox of me to ask how the chanter sounds? - how's the tone; - is the reed finnicky? etc.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:20 pm

Tony wrote:
Joseph E. Smith wrote:I am afriad that Amber is too brittle for use as mounts.
I was thinking it looks and feels similar to violin rosin and could shatter easily.

It really does.

lundblad · Post by **lundblad** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:35 pm

Nice looking set I think. The bagcover seems a bit...eh....different???
Rob

KDMARTINKY · Post by **KDMARTINKY** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:34 am

That's me....always have to be different.........

texasbagpiper · Post by **texasbagpiper** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:51 am

Keith I see you made a bag cover for the set...... Oh yea you spelled my last name wrong it's Hamon , Cheers Seth

texasbagpiper · Post by **texasbagpiper** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:59 am

Here's some more pic's Keith