Metal ferrules decoration
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Metal ferrules decoration
Heres a fantastic example of what can be done with metal ferrules on bagpipes,.
Is this common with other type,s of bagpipes as I,m only familiar with uilleann pipes?
Do you think something like that would look good on UP,s.
RORY
Is this common with other type,s of bagpipes as I,m only familiar with uilleann pipes?
Do you think something like that would look good on UP,s.
RORY
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Althrough I can appreciate the workmanship that went into that set its not really my cup of tea.
The example on the smallpipes is much more elegant and I think would look very nice on uilleann pipes.
All I,ve ever seen on UP,s is the straight lines that run around the ferrule.(apart from the Gil Hocker set)is any UP maker doing anything different
RORY
The example on the smallpipes is much more elegant and I think would look very nice on uilleann pipes.
All I,ve ever seen on UP,s is the straight lines that run around the ferrule.(apart from the Gil Hocker set)is any UP maker doing anything different
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If I were those pipes, I'd have to quote Esqueleto in Nacho Libre.
"Look at me, I'm hideous."
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I'll go into the no-adornment camp for UPs. Other than scroll lines in the ferrules.
That said, this is a picture of my smallpipes:
I think it looks good on smallpipes and bad on UPs.
Stuart
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Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I'll go into the no-adornment camp for UPs. Other than scroll lines in the ferrules.
That said, this is a picture of my smallpipes:
I think it looks good on smallpipes and bad on UPs.
Stuart
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I like what Hamish & Fin do with the decoration on some of their sets of pipes (actually, it's some dude named Malcolm Appleby that does the engraving), but I don't think I'd want it on my smallpipes.
You see a lot of this sort of thing on Highland pipes. Occasionally, it looks very tasteful and elegant. More often than not, it looks hideously gaudy to the extent that you can almost see the Michael Bolton or Toby Keith CDs sitting next to the "Pipers of Distinction" CDs on the owner's meticulously arranged shelf...You haven't seen ugly until you've seen a set of GHBs festooned with eagles, stars, and stripes. (Apologies to any Toby Keith-loving pipers with eagle engravings all over their pipes who might happen to be reading this..._
I don't think I've ever seen any kind of engraving on uilleann pipes that I've particularly thought added to their overall aesthetic beauty. Because you've already got so much going on with the keys, u-bends, various ferrules and wood/ivory/plastic mounts, adding a bunch of anachronistic Celticky-shmelticky decorations to the thing just seems to make things look way too busy.
That's not to say that there can't be exceptions to the rule, though. Just that in my opinion, less is usually more.
You see a lot of this sort of thing on Highland pipes. Occasionally, it looks very tasteful and elegant. More often than not, it looks hideously gaudy to the extent that you can almost see the Michael Bolton or Toby Keith CDs sitting next to the "Pipers of Distinction" CDs on the owner's meticulously arranged shelf...You haven't seen ugly until you've seen a set of GHBs festooned with eagles, stars, and stripes. (Apologies to any Toby Keith-loving pipers with eagle engravings all over their pipes who might happen to be reading this..._
I don't think I've ever seen any kind of engraving on uilleann pipes that I've particularly thought added to their overall aesthetic beauty. Because you've already got so much going on with the keys, u-bends, various ferrules and wood/ivory/plastic mounts, adding a bunch of anachronistic Celticky-shmelticky decorations to the thing just seems to make things look way too busy.
That's not to say that there can't be exceptions to the rule, though. Just that in my opinion, less is usually more.
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I've played many a pretty looking set of pipes that have been a complete bag of shight to play bits of wire up the chanter bores,tape on the tone holes, drone bores far to big, regulaters tones in the wrong place & bloody nightmare to reed up, and probably been better off put in the bin, but oh no! they get sold on to some other poor piper, the seller wants to recover much of there cost, before makers start making pretty sets of pipes, they want to learn how to make sets that play first and without "AIDS", the furrules are only there to pretected the wood from splitting and knocks, a well made and good looking set of pipes with brass,nickel or sterling silver fittings look grand with basic or normal turned decoration,should'nt need pretty patterns added, "looks abit tarty really like look at me". and also if your not a talented piper you'll look a complete tit, with a over the top set of pipes. all the best.
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engraving
I believe CJ Dixon offers 10 coices of engraving for his pipes. There are some nice pics on his web site.
Nicely done and not too much over the top!
Nicely done and not too much over the top!
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I agree, solid sterling silver fitting is enough to give some genuine value to your set. When you place an order for a new chanter, there is no guarantee that it is going to excel in sound. Therefore, you should first order the chanter with plain brass and no keys. Later when you realize that your chanter deserves some decoration, change the ferrules to silver. Would this be a reasonable scenario in the spirit of the concepts presented above by reedman?reedman wrote:a well made and good looking set of pipes with brass,nickel or sterling silver fittings look grand with basic or norma
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Well said nemethmik, at last, that is my exact point, don't waist any money on fancy decoration till you have had time to learn or play the chanter you have bought for a period of time, only a good sounding playable chanter with as good as sounding set, deserves any fancy decoration, if any is needed at all, the chanter sound it self will show its perfection when heard by other pipers.
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