Anybody out there who has played a set by Dixon? just looking for some good reviews, other than the ones on his website. Let me know. Thanks
Blaine
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i always got mixed messages from him when i asked. but that is all i can tell you, i have never played them.
I never got a message from you…send it again.
A student of mine bought a practice set from CJ about a year or so ago. It played very well - surprisingly so actually. Tone, playability and tuning on this particular chanter (D) and reed set-up were as good as some and MUCH better than several of the other “budget” practice sets available out there. Though, in fairness to CJ, I don’t know if he’s marketing his sets as “budget” or not.
I have sent you an ordinary email.
I owned a Dixon chanter for about a year. I’d have no hesitation in recommending CJ’s chanters.
There’s one currently on eBay:
CJ’s work is very good. You would not be disappointed, in my opinion.
DJones
I second that opinion with a similar experience (I sold mine to finance an addition [drones] to an earlier set).
awesome! thanks for the feedback. i have ordered a brand new ABW practice set from him, and i can’t wait to get it.
Here’s a link to a couple of scales on an early Dixon chanter I sold on Ebay, could have been around two years ago. They’re probably even better now.
I just found I’d become more used to a flat fronted Howard chanter than I appreciated.