Somebody knows if Mr.Peter Hunter is taking order for a set of pipes?
Or somone has his set for sale? Seriously thinking of getting his set.
Makoto
innerhand,
Peter Hunter is open for a challange… meaning, if you’re serious
he may take you up on it. Send him an email and see where
he’s at:
Thankyou Elbogo!
I sent him a mail and also goning to write him.
Makoto
Hello,
I have a Peter Hunter chanter here in Japan.
It ia the best chanter have owned, but it hasn’t been reeded for over four years.
My parent’s neighbour in England is a Northumbrian pipe-maker and he knew Peter personally. He was a very difficult man to contact.
Lee Sei-Macfhearchair.
Hello Mukade
I envy you!!!
Don’r hesitate to give the chanter a new reed and a new home 
Is there not a Lignum Vitae set by PH on sale at the NPU site just now?
Maybe its been sold already?
Boyd
NO…twas Messr ABurton
3/4 set. Concert pitch. Chanter and Drones in Lignum & Brass with Ivory mounts. Made by Pete Hunter 1990. Small & Middle Reg by Johnny Bourke, but Keyed by someone else. Offers invited. Please email me. May split parts. More details on request.
Alan
B
Yes I’m contacting Alan about the set right now,but it has an ivory
mounts on the drone end. Ivory of African and Indian Elephants can’t be
imported to Japan.
It must be replaced to other materials to bring the set into Japan 
By the way how does professional pipers with ivory on their sets travel
around the world? They can’t enter some contries.
Makoto
Is it not possible to get CITES certificates for import to Japan?
I just checked some WEB sites
Elephant ivory is listed on CITESⅠand can’t be imported for commercial,business purpose.
But if the ivory was taken before CITES was concluded or for learning/academic purpose ,can be imported with the certificates of both
country.
I don’t know well about these things. Any advices?
Are you calling me a messer? Grrrrrrrrr!
Alan
If you are unable to contact Peter Hunter, try Brian Howard. Peter’s pipes are based on the Howard design. He had the sister set Howard made for Finbar Fury and used those for his template. I must say they were a great sounding set though, and Peter’s not a bad piper either
It was my first chanter; I am very attached to it.
I still remember that fateful summer afternoon when I squeezed my first few notes out of it.
I would rather sell my own grandmother than say goodbye to that lump of lignum. 
If you know any good reed-makers in Japan who could make it sing again, I might let you play it for ten minutes
Lee Sei-Macfhearchair
I disagree, Peters pipes design were from many sources, I know for sure that Harrington and Coyne were a big influence, and if it were so, Hunter pipes would sound like B Howards stuff, and they don’t. Peter used to offer Concert D, Narrow Bore D, C, B and Bb and even the fabled G (of Ronan Browne fame), so a ‘template’ is out of the question… Though I do agree that Pete’s a good piper…
Alan
Fair comment Alan but the sets in concert D I’ve heard did sound like Howard. I suppose reeding makes a difference as well.
With regard to the Concert D i know for a fact that peter measured the bore of his Howard chanter in great detail and even had it X-rayed to get a good view of the bore. I even tried some of his first experimental trials, and quite good they were too, if a little hard blown for my taste. Every pipe maker must start with some point of reference and Peters was Howard.
With regard to the B design, that came from a set that was on display in the Cliff Museum in Kieghley. There were no markings on it at all but was thought by experts to be either Coyne or Kenna and played beautifully, but they had great bundles of rushes up the regulator bores. I later bought a set in Ireland, which looks identical including the bundle of rushes! I wish I could Identify them properly though.
Somebody knows his current work?
he doen’t seem to have done much for a number of years - i think he tends to pass people on to davy stephenson whom he taught
Yes I agree with John, Stephenson is the closest you’ll get to Hunter. I have a Hunter chanter about 20 years old, ivory mounts and four keys that plays like a dream. Got it from a friend of Danny’s. Still can’t understand why he sold it. Incidentally it has a Williams reed in it that Dave made and sent off without even seeing the chanter!!!
Ken
Tell 'em it’s netsuke! I thought Japan was the only country where ivory was legal to import ivory.
I played Larry Dunn’s Hunter B half set. VERY nice, sound, craftsmanship, playbility, the works.
I’m very satisfied with Mr.Stephenson’s work but can’t go with him now
because of his current unsteady condition. I love the chanter he made me
(though its in Davy’s workshop right now) and hopes that he will complete
my works soon.
By the way It seems that I got contact with Mr.Hunter.