Chanter by Patrick Henelly for sale

Uilleann Pipes
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http://www.tradauction.com/Concert-D-Uilleann-Pipe-Chanter-by-Patrick-Hennelly,name,100075,auction_id,auction_details

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I `ve just won this on the auction. Has anyone else experience with this particular maker??

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It looks like a nice chanter and if it plays well ,you got a real bargin at only £352 .I thought it would have gone for more.

RORY

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Patrick Hennelly was one of the last American pipe makers in the 50s/60s. Pat Sky has a picture of his “sky scraper” set.

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Thanks

do you have a link to this picture as i can`t find it

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It in his uilleann pipe tutor. Maybe you can send a message to Pat. He checks in here every so often

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Chanter arrived and looked ok. Has a reed in it which plays the first octave in tune but from top d up its flat all the way. How do i sharpen the upper octave in comparison to the lower or do i need a new reed?

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Flattening the lower octave is much easier than sharpening the upper one - just insert a rush into the chanter, all the way up. Many old chanters were designed to work best with a rush. The flat upper octave can mean that the reed staple is too narrow although there are more possible reasons for that, you should have a reed maker have a look at it. Another possibility might be that many of the old american reed makers inverted the staple (narrow end in the chanter) but I have no experiences at all what happens if you use a staple the “normal” way in a chanter that is possibly designed for an inverted staple.

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Thanks for the advice. Ive managed to get it in very good tune now, mainly nby closing the bridle and removing the wax that was filling half of the g hole. The only note that is a bit off now is the c nat, but this can be brought in with pressure or using the c key. I also put a new pad of leather on the stop key as this was leaking a bit, and have given the chanter a once over with the brasso. Im very pleased with it and it goes nicely with my seth gallagher set.
Here are some pics

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Oh noooo-- don’t use Brasso! it’s got ammonia in it and isn’t good for the pipes at all. You’re better off with Cape Cod polishing cloths. If you must use a polish, Flitz is much better than Brasso.

Congrats on the new chanter,

No E

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The only note that is a bit off now is the c nat, but this can be brought in with pressure or using the c key.

Check the many threads and discussions on this board concerning the c natural. You might try an alternate fingering to see if this chanter works better with, say, lifting the right hand index finger and half-holing with the left hand index finger . . . you should be able to produce a spot on c natural without using the key.

JVF

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Sorry to get a bit off topic, but I’m interested - why not Brasso? How does ammonia affect pipes? I ask because I’ve been using Brasso on my drones for the past 16 years with (so far) no ill effects. Of course, by that I mean I’ve polished them about 7 or 8 times in that period.

Cheers,

DavidG