not this again

eedbjp · Post by **eedbjp** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:42 pm

I see this one come up a lot:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Uilleann-Irish-Styl ... dZViewItem

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:23 am

... *sigh*...

revjeep · Post by **revjeep** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:19 am

but her posture, her technique, they are so beautiful! I must have them....perhaps not. No, definately not, what was I thinking?

"Friends, don't let this happen to you. This post was written by a sufferer of WPND, (Want Pipes Now Disease.) It is a symptom of pipers who have long waiting times before receiving their new instruments. It cause them to see any and all pipes, even those not well designed and develop a desire for them. The only known treatment is a community of pipers to smack us upside the head and remind us of the importance of a quality instrument. (Mr. moderator, how a bout a smack-upside-the-head smiley for our forum?) Only friends can stop friends from buying crappy pipes. That is all"

rgouette · Post by **rgouette** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:35 am

Whoa!

"Current bid: US $539.00 "

Could this be the end of our beloved adopted grandmotherly pipe mascot?
Or do "they" use her pic for multiple sales...

Beau Comiseau · Post by **Beau Comiseau** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:08 am

If you think that's scary, have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Irish-Uilleann-Bagp ... dZViewItem

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:27 am

This pipe does have a plastic reed included.
Why's that a good thing?
Well, for starters, no matter what climate you live in - it's not going to give you trouble - cane reeds can't do that.
Don't even touch it!
Beginners shouldn't be worrying about their reeds until they've had a number of years of playing under their belts - this pipe does that and more.

Discuss...

Mukade

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:11 am

mukade wrote:
This pipe does have a plastic reed included.
Why's that a good thing?
Well, for starters, no matter what climate you live in - it's not going to give you trouble - cane reeds can't do that.
Don't even touch it!
Beginners shouldn't be worrying about their reeds until they've had a number of years of playing under their belts - this pipe does that and more.
Discuss...

Mukade

Blah blah blah blah blah... That is a good example of what not to spend one's coppers upon.

PJ · Post by PJ » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:49 am

Beau Comiseau wrote:If you think that's scary, have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Irish-Uilleann-Bagp ... dZViewItem

Looks like a GHB or SSP bag.

MarcusR · Post by **MarcusR** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:29 am

Beau Comiseau wrote:If you think that's scary, have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Irish-Uilleann-Bagp ... dZViewItem

The pipe plays cleanly from D (including a good "Hard D") all the way up to the second octave B. It should have a C# & D in the second octave somewhere - but I haven't found the time to play around to find those notes, as they're extremely rare anyways. I'll tell you that the other inexpensive bagpipes on here DEFINITELY don't play the two octaves they advertise. I have a sound sample for anyone who wants it

Anyone asked for that sound sample

/MarcusR

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:37 am

mukade wrote:
This pipe does have a plastic reed included.
Why's that a good thing?
Well, for starters, no matter what climate you live in - it's not going to give you trouble - cane reeds can't do that.
Don't even touch it!
Beginners shouldn't be worrying about their reeds until they've had a number of years of playing under their belts - this pipe does that and more.
Discuss...

Mukade

I think the sentence I've made red applies to the whole set....

Beau Comiseau · Post by **Beau Comiseau** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:48 am

PJ wrote:
Beau Comiseau wrote:If you think that's scary, have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Irish-Uilleann-Bagp ... dZViewItem

Looks like a GHB or SSP bag.

What about the connector tube? Does it go around the back of the player?!

PJ · Post by PJ » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:06 am

MarcusR wrote:Anyone asked for that sound sample

http://uilleannforum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=763

MarcusR · Post by **MarcusR** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:19 am

PJ wrote:
MarcusR wrote:Anyone asked for that sound sample
http://uilleannforum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=763

Fair to the seller for at least "playing" the actual thing, I was leaning towards that the sound file provided might be from someone else's playing, on real pipes...

/MarcusR