awesome davy stevenson chanter

tradbanjoman · Post by **tradbanjoman** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:03 am

Srugling to learn the pipes for 10 years I was recently given on loan the best chanter ever to have my fingers wraped around. By a maker called davy stephenson.
its like 5 years hard practice has been put in over night I actualy sound like a piper when i play it. wow.
I have owned 3 chanters before this came along the makers shall not be named but should be shamed for selling the sticks as instruments to beginers that dont know good from bad.
i thought i was incompetant as a piper and nearly gave up.
thank god for makers like davy he cares about the survival of the art of piping and pipe making.
thanks davy what a diamond geeza.

rgouette · Post by **rgouette** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:15 am

Struggling to learn the pipes for 10 years

that's a long time to struggle with anything...

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:56 am

Congrats TBM! I have reeded a number of his chanters and it has always been a pleasure playing them.

tradbanjoman · Post by **tradbanjoman** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:56 am

they say it takes 21 years

pudinka · Post by **pudinka** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:58 am

that's a long time to struggle with anything...

...but perhaps both octaves were not truly in tune - and they are now.

tradbanjoman · Post by **tradbanjoman** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:02 am

thats a fact .
i play with fidle and box the chanter blends beutifully with them both and has a tone to die for its truly awesome.
the reed was made by myself without any problems.
its all good.

gregorygraham · Post by **gregorygraham** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:00 am

I tried a Davy Stephenson recently. I found it incredibly easy to play. Took almost no bag pressure at all. That took a lot of adjustment for me. I have no doubt I could have become very attached to that chanter.

Ross Griffiths · Post by **Ross Griffiths** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:00 pm

Hey Greg, is that my Stevenson you're talking about? If so, it has a lot to do with the reed. I played a very stiff reed for quite some time until Joe Kennedy made some new ones. The chanter sounds lovely with either.

tradbanjoman · Post by **tradbanjoman** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:14 pm

yea this one needs very litle presure to play and it sings like a canary