Who else here plays Aebi chanters?
I do. I have both his Kennedy- and Rowsome-styled D changers and love them both. Lately, I’ve been playing the latter more at a weekly session I attend.
I have never heard any thing good about Kennedy pipes, I wonder why he chose to copy one ?
RORY
Because the Kennedy he copied was /is a nice chanter.
HE MADE C CHANTERSSSSS WHATTTTT!!!
Got any soundfiles?
I have what he called an in between for the Kennedy style and the Rowesome. A Rowesomized Aebi is how it was described. I enjoy it.
I think my tablet device mistakenly auto-corrected my D to C. They’re both D chanters. Sorry for the confusion (I corrected the original post).
Ohhhh ok. Do you make the reeds for them? Is it the same reed for both?
The reeds are different. I’ve only made a reed for the Rowsome-based chanter with the help of Martin Gallen at one of his reed-making workshops.
Which Kennedy are we talking about?
Mossie and Alf I would guess.
A Kennedy set being played by Willie Clancy:
If i recall correctly that set was Séan McKiernan’s and Willie played it for the picture.
I guess I am uneducated…
What Kennedy are we talking about and why did you say that he didn’t make great pipes?
I asked Tom the same question about the Kennedys years ago. He told me something about a special chanter from William K.
Maybe I jumped the gun, but I assumed (always a bad idea) the Kennedy mentioned in the OP was a Maurice Kennedy Chanter, but maybe a chanter by some other Kennedy.
I never said that Maurice Kennedy didn’t make great pipes but I never heard anyone say he did either. The only piper I know who played Maurice Kennedy pipes on recordings was Tomas O’Canainn. So here you can decide for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75D_KQv4Go
RORY
PS (The only piper I know who played Maurice Kennedy pipes on recordings was Tomas O’Canainn.) On seconds thoughts thats open to correction, it could have been a Crowley set.
AFAIK, Tomás played a Crowley set with a Kennedy chanter.
All the old Finbar Furey recordings (pre 1976) were played on his Kennedy set.
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Anyone have any more information? I am enjoying this thread. Anyone know which Rowesome chanter that Tom copied? I am going to start making reeds soon for my chanter, nervous endeavor.
Why don’t you contact Tom and ask him? All of my experiences with him are positive and he’s a very friendly person. In the US, Miami-based Kinch O’Kaine, who used to contribute lots to this forum, is an expert on making reeds for Aebi chanters and, apparently, is a friend of Tom.