It seems that our Southern California club has become quite a hotbed of flat set piping. Poor pitifull me, I feel so left out when the big guns get pulled out. I would like to be able to run with the big dogs, and I estimate that at this rate, Iraq will be liberated again twice before my name crawls to the top of Geoff Woof’s list.
So if anyone out there has a B chanter, or some configuration of a set,(or the same in C) that they would like to exchange for $MONEY$, please contact me.
It will go to a good home.
It WILL get played.
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Dave Collins.
I didn’t want it bring it up either, Larry allowed me to play his set for a bit and I wanted one as well. Unfortunately, my wife doesn’t
sorry dear…
…good luck…
You might want to give Joe Kennedy a try before his waiting list also becomes longer than his life expectancy…
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Rob
Doesn’t seem like Brad Angus has much of a waiting list these days either.
Get 'em while they’re hot off the lathe…
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Aren’t wives more plentiful than flat sets?
Dump the wife, get the flat set. The pipes always love the squeezing and they don’t get headaches..

Hey Fel,
The key is having your wife listen to a flat set, the reduced volume tends to be a big hit with the innocent bystanders ![]()
Michael Hubbert will be at the So Cal Tionól, so you can talk to him about his B sets. Brad Angus and Joe Kennedy are both definately worth considering.
Larry Dunn (two n’s, no e)
Wish they didn’t cause headaches. Definitely rarer than wives. FancyP, you are definitely a clear-sighted, deep-thinking individual.
djm
Darn that baritone drone reed. The weather changed and it closed right up and I have a gig tomorrow.
I think I feel a headache coming on. ![]()
While I was playing my new C set a few nights ago, my wife, seated on the sofa next to me said, “Wow. I can’t believe I can stand to be this close to you while you’re playing pipes.”
See? Flat set = increased intimacy. Worth a try anyway.
I have a flat chanter in b by a good maker here in new england , It is a one in 20 stick , and I am reluctant to sell , but I and do it . I am hoping for offers around 700 dollars us , it is a moloney copy , and plays well in both octaves , and in tune in a wide range , and easy to reed , why the sale? I cant play right now as I pinched a nerve in my back and I am healing . I am looking to replace it with a full set as I heal up . tom .
this is a very good chanter , by bill thomas , and it just wants to play , it will play in a good range of volume , and still be in tune . I have not played it for some time as I have a d chanter i play that I like better . who ever wants flay pipes , and owns this stick will be very happy .
my email is now uilleann11@verizon.net . p.s. the chanter is an exact copy of a moloney chanter owned by tom standeven , and has a wide bell but plays wonderfully . It is in blackwood , with one c# key , serious offers please .
to parpharse some on e else, "having a concert D set is having a high maintence girlfriend (wife); touched a chord in my heart ![]()