volume above all

bence marosan · Post by **bence marosan** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:26 pm

For practical reason I need a VERY loud uilleann pipe (my present one is a very quiet one, and in my band it MUST be louder); as loud as possible -if it's possible at least as loud as a great highland bagpipe (I know that all of you think it to be impossible). My question is: who makes the loudest uilleann pipes (chanters) in this narrow world of uilleann pipe makers? (Ye' I know, that you should say: MAN it's about how nice and how smooth is the sound of the chanter, and not about loudness. Please, accept me, that I need a loud one - without electronic aid).

MikeyLikesIt · Post by **MikeyLikesIt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:31 pm

Hunterpipes makes some pretty loud ones. Great sound from those chanters. Though I doubt you'll find a UP chanter as loud as a Highland pipe chanter.

Ceann Cromtha · Post by **Ceann Cromtha** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:37 pm

Contact Mark Hillmann (uillmann on this forum). His chanters are so loud they sound electric, so to speak.

bence marosan · Post by **bence marosan** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:39 pm

Ye I'll doubt it meself too. I put it only as a joke - in my band there's an old piper with a big-big great highland bagpipe and he's usually pulling my leg, telling: "What do you want with your mouse-sound stuff? One can hear nothing of that if I'm playing on my pipe". Anyway thanks for the tip.

MikeyLikesIt · Post by **MikeyLikesIt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:58 pm

Fallen for another joke.

PJ · Post by PJ » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:28 pm

My Kevin Thompson D chanter is quite loud - louder than any other chanter I've played.

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:22 pm

If you have a Wooff chanter an it's not loud enough...send it to me.
Dave

heh heh heh

SEAGULL · Post by **SEAGULL** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:07 pm

I ran into the same problem. I found a reasonable solution. I had a chanter for normal practice/sessions/recording, but i wasn't loud enough when we were playing shows (the accordion is so loud). I played around with my reed and made it pretty loud but it was to loud for normal playing and duets. So, e-mailed David Daye. I told him to crank the volume. A few weeks later i recieved a chanter that was really really loud and bold. This way you can have two chanters and it gives you more flexibilty. Plus, a penny chanter is fairly cheap in comparison, and they play nicely. Just a thought.

Dan

The Sporting Pitchfork · Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:46 pm

Pushing the bridle up on the reed will make the chanter louder, but also flatter, so don't get carried away.

You could, of course, also consider getting a microphone...

Elmek · Post by **Elmek** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:47 am

How about a double chanter with wide instead of narrow bores

John O'Gara · Post by **John O'Gara** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:36 am

Elmek wrote:

How about a double chanter with wide instead of narrow bores

You mean a "double-wide"?

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:51 am

John O'Gara wrote:Elmek wrote:

How about a double chanter with wide instead of narrow bores
You mean a "double-wide"?

anima · Post by **anima** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:54 pm

I have a Davy Stephenson chanter and it's a real banjo blaster, definitely wide bore. He makes his stuff to Peter Hunter specs I believe. His website is back up at http://www.bagpipeworks.co.uk/

Jeff

Brazenkane · Post by **Brazenkane** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:11 pm

when are you guys gonna realize that it's AT LEAST 85% reed, volume: tone, etc. I can close a reed down on a Tim Britton chanter, and it'd be quiet.

PJ · Post by PJ » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:43 am

Brazenkaine wrote:when are you guys gonna realize that it's AT LEAST 85% reed, volume: tone, etc. I can close a reed down on a Tim Britton chanter, and it'd be quiet.

Maybe, but put a loud reed into a chanter that's not designed to be loud and you'll get something that sounds terrible.