The C sharp half set that has been dwelling with me will be up for sale soon.
It’s in Ebony with boxwood mounts and brass fittings. 5 chanter keys: F nat., G sharp, B flat, C nat., 3rd octave D plus chanter stop key. Very nice and substantial birdseye maple bellows.
It’s an excellent 1/2 set but I’m smitten by Joe’s new C design and am going to go that direction. Anybody who is going to be in Miltown should try to see/hear the C half set he’s delivering to a customer there… nice.
The C sharp half set may be heading back to Canada with Joe in a couple of weeks time if anybody on that side of the pond is interested.
I am very tempted. I am sure that C# 1/2 set is super. However, I am waiting (pant, pant) for Joe to get his C set dialed in. I hear he has a good working C chanter design. (Oh boy! oh boy!)
Owning a set of his bellows, and played a few of his sets in T.O. I can attest to his work that Joe makes beautiful and astounding looking and playing pipes. I’ve recently played a C# 1/2 set he made out of applewood, which purred very nice.
No doubt this set that Harry is selling will be scooped up FAST I’m sure.