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illwinds wrote:Angus Bb chanter.
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When I do get around to buying a flat chanter, Bb is what I'd like. Any chance of hearing a clip of that chanter?
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PJ,

There is a good clip of Brad Angus' pipes in Bb somewhere I can send you the link if you'd like..

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PJ,

There is a good clip of Brad Angus' pipes in Bb somewhere I can send you the link if you'd like..

http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/uilleann.html

Just go under uilleann pipes....about half way down the pageby Brad Angus I think it's Kevin Reitman's post and beautiful sounding set.

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CJ Dixon, or I will be tonight when I get 'em home! They arrived here at the office this morning. My first practice set! Woohoo!

These, but with the brass hinge on the bellows.

http://www.cjdixon.com/Quickstart/Image ... ce_set.JPG
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GaryKelly wrote:CJ Dixon, or I will be tonight when I get 'em home! They arrived here at the office this morning. My first practice set! Woohoo!
Welcome to the DARK SIDE young Jedi....... :D
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Just got my cocobolo Dixon chanter a couple days ago. I'm in love.........
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WannabePiper wrote:Just got my cocobolo Dixon chanter a couple days ago. I'm in love.........
Excellent! Cocobolo is my favorite flavor. You and Mr. Kelly are going to have to post some pics of your new pipes for us. May it rock-n-roll for you. :)
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I'm awaiting my Rosewood & Swan-neck Dixon chanter. Due for early July.
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PJ wrote:I'm awaiting my Rosewood & Swan-neck Dixon chanter. Due for early July.
Mine's blackwood with the standard head. If the quality of workmanship on your rosewood chanter is the same as on mine, it's worth the wait!

My finest flute at the moment is a blackwood Eb by Dominic Allen. The workmanship is superb, fit and finish impeccable, seamless joints between wood and metal. It has a glass-like sheen, and is quite simply gorgeous. The kind of instrument you can just sit and hold and admire, never mind playing it.

Well, my chanter shares all those qualities.

Don't ask me how it plays though, I won't be able to put the set on and squeeze out that first attempt at a note for another half an hour (how frustrating has the day been!). And you can bet I'm not qualified to talk about playing UPs.
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I've a Gallagher practice set in D. :)
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I have a gordon galloway D half-set. :)
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WannabePiper wrote:Just got my cocobolo Dixon chanter a couple days ago. I'm in love.........
Do you have a sound clip of it? I am looking at getting CJ's set in Cocobolo as well, I think the sound is a little mellower than BW.

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Brad Angus Narrow D 1/2 set in Ebony and Silver-Nickel. Fully keyed (like I'll every get around to figuring that out!) :lol: Im very happy with them.
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Brent Abbott wrote:Brad Angus Narrow D 1/2 set in Ebony and Silver-Nickel. Fully keyed (like I'll every get around to figuring that out!) :lol: Im very happy with them.
Keep tossing that hammer, and you'll be able to figure out
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Highland Games vs Uilleann piping

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Actually piping has helped my tossing. More in the "keep trying it 'till you figure it out" way as sometimes it doesnt ever seem like I'll ever throw farther. Both still give me a workout, but I can usually pipe longer than throw :)
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