v-pipes

ladypiper · Post by **ladypiper** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:56 am

Nope didn't get the general e mail reply either as I see others did. Perhaps they got so tired of all the enquiries?! Perhaps it's a hoax

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:25 am

They are probably too busy to respond. I'd be careful about suggesting it is a hoax, as it could be damaging to their business. It is also a 'no no' to defame a person's business on this forum, without substantiated and documented evidence that proves a hoax.

We must be careful in avoiding enticement for a flock of lawyers to swoop down upon us here at C&F.

ladypiper · Post by **ladypiper** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:30 am

I did say Perhaps

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:22 am

ladypiper wrote:I did say Perhaps

Yes, yes you did. I'm just asking (reminding) folks to be careful about the conjecture they post here... it has gotten us into trouble before and I'd like to avoid that if at all possible.

Thanks.

halfirish · Post by **halfirish** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:48 am

Just for the record, I didn't get the general email. I got a brief but personalised one, explaining where development was up to. It make me believe that it's not a hoax and we can all look forward to hearing more about this interesting beast in the future. You've gotto admit it's got us all interested.

Reepicheep · Post by **Reepicheep** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:05 am

Did y'all notice the link to this .pdf file earlier in this thread? It's an interesting read...

http://www.vpipes.com/newsletters/06050 ... nl_eng.pdf

The idea of being able to practice with earphones/buds is mighty tempting.

ladypiper · Post by **ladypiper** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:24 am

Ok Mr Moderator, your concern has been noted-indeed they have generated some interesting debate and are awaited with huge anticipation!

Dionys · Post by **Dionys** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:15 am

Just curious if anyone knows who the Beta testers are and why they haven't mentioned anything?

It'd certainly be interesting to play with one of these, though I'm not certain I'd ever end up playing one. There's something to be said for being in tune, but there's something to be said for tradition and acoustics.

Dionys

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:26 pm

Cripes! 980 Euros!

You could buy a real stick for that... and without that rediculous display (reed cap) on top.

It did sound pretty convincing though. I wonder how you play accidentals? No keys on that "chanter"

Ballygo · Post by **Ballygo** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:15 am

I wonder too about accidentals. Anyone know if they are possible on the Vpipes??

Ballygo

myrddinemrys · Post by **myrddinemrys** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:48 pm

I want to know if it can be plugged into a sequencer, because that would be freaking awesome.

Doogie · Post by **Doogie** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:06 am

Ballygo wrote:I wonder too about accidentals. Anyone know if they are possible on the Vpipes??

Ballygo

Here's the response I got. Sounds legit to me..

Dear Mr Hamon

Many thanks for your interest in the vPipes-Uilleann.

Let me explain where we are:

We currently have two prototypes. The first is currently with Cillian
Vallely given that he is carrying out the final "test drive" and; the
second
prototype is the one we are working on here.
Cillian will be returning the vPipes-Uilleann prototype at the William
Kennedy Piping Festival (Armagh) in November with his "report and
conclusions" so to speak

We are receiving tremendous reviews from people who have tried it so
far
such as Cillian Vallely, Fred Morrison, Diarmaid Moynihan, amongst
others,(even Paddy Moloney thought it was marvellous when he tried it
briefly just before a concert a few weeks ago).
An important part of the sound quality comes from the fantastic sound
samples that we were lucky enough to get Cillian Vallely to record for
us at
Trevor Hutchinson's studio in Ireland. Incidentally, Cillian has
recorded
both his priceless Rowsome and Froment flat and concert sets for our
sound
samples.

We are unable to give exact "available by" date because many production
processes are out of our strict control but we expect that the first
units
will be available in the not too distant future. The sooner the better
for
all concerned!

It has also come to our attention that on several forums the
vPipes-Uilleann
is being called a hoax and "v" certainly does not stand for
"vapourware".
I don't think that we could express it better than "Tony" on posts
dated
13th September and "Joseph E Smith" on posts dated 15th September.
Perhaps
"ladypiper's" address got eliminated by spam filters and thus didn't
reach
us, so apologies for that, although whether or not e-mails get to us
are out
of our control. We are interested in getting to as many people as
possible
and strive to answer all e-mails within 24-48 hours.

In terms of accidentals they can be played by means of the rear-keypad.

Should you have any further questions we look forward to hearing from
you
further but we shall nevertheless keep you duly informed as matters
progress.

Kind regards
RmC

vPipes Project
www.vPipes.com

Kearnybagpiper · Post by **Kearnybagpiper** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:31 pm

Im hearing some pretty good things about them. Not in production yet, will cost about 1,000 euro when they first come out. A nice clip of Cillian Vallely playing one on www.vpipes.com

MichaelLoos · Post by **MichaelLoos** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:35 pm

I`ve been hearing pretty good things about them for the past three years - including that they will be available shortly!