I’m looking to buy a set of pipes.
I’m interested in more mellow narrow bore pipes.
What makers make these?
Are there any narrow bore sound samples on the net?
Thanks,
K
I’m surprised your question hasn’t sparked another dispute about narrow bore D chanters.
Do a search on the word ‘narrow’ and you will see many discussions. Here are a few:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=34769&highlight=narrow&sid=646da096e22df4016573848f4145adbc
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=11047&highlight=narrow&sid=646da096e22df4016573848f4145adbc
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=28745&highlight=narrow&sid=646da096e22df4016573848f4145adbc
If by narrow bore you are referring to pipes pitched in C and B, there are quite a few who do make them. If you want C# or Bb, and there are fewer who do, but they are oput there and some contribute to this board fairly regularly, like Billh for one… although I am uncertain if he makes Bb.
Ray Sloan is about the only maker of narrow bore Ds that I am aware of, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more out there. I’m not certain if David Boisvert still makes them or not.
Doesn’t Geoff Wooff make narrow bore D? What’s his waiting list currently? 14, 15 years?
I know he has, but I am uncertain if he still does. Peter would know I think. Mr. Laban?
Brad Angus makes a narrow bore D chanter.
Joe Kennedy is so popular for his narrow bore stuff in all keys that his waiting list is now up to 4-5 years.
djm
Geoff originally introduced the concept of the narrow bore chanter during the 80s (or maybe as it isn’t completely unprecedented should I say re-introduced? Everybody thought it a novelty at the time). He still makes them when asked.
Thanks Peter. Well, there you have it. 
Makers of narrow bore D chanters…
Rogge, Hunter, Hubbert.
Not yet, though it’s in the plan. I’m doing C#/C/B at the moment.
I am messing about with narrow bore D as well, but both of those pitches are still in the R&D phases. Two issues with narrow bore D are that the good historic examples that one might copy are old enough that their fingering may be slightly non-standard by modern estimation, and they may not play at their best in modern concert D. Getting from there to a narrow bore D that plays in modern A=440 pitch with “modern” fingering is likely to take a fair bit of experimentation.
regards
Bill
Pat Stones Luton England www.patstones.com also makes D narrow bore chanters which I have placed order with.
This narrow bore chanters is a copy from Geoff Wooff D chanters and Wide bore D copy is Cillian O’Briain’s chanters.
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=38799&highlight=pat+stones
Cheers
Ferg
I think David Boisvert also makes narrow bore D. Geoff Wooff makes marvelous pipes, but has a hideous wait and only sells full sets at this point.
Dave
he just (two days ago) brought me a chanter, He also had a B chanter for Declan Dillon so I suppose (again) it depends on who’s asking. The wait was terrible: I asked for the chanter late september. It is marvelous though, you got that right. 
Ooooooooh, you are a wicked, wicked man Mr. Laban. 
But all the same, I hope the chanter is playing nicely.
It will eventually. I hate new reeds, balancing out the regs again etc but it will be perfect once played in. In fact after playing a few hours yesterday the reed was clearly settling in a bit more.
The old chanter is actually quite good but in comparison the new one has a more solid lower hand, the Es in both octaves are better balanced for tone and tuning, C natural and C sharp are both really spot on, high B doesn’t rise above equal temp B. So there is less compensation involved in making it play right. The new reed is still a bit stiff and needs to loose some rough edges. It took the old chanter/reed a few weeks to settle in properly and it kept improving with playing for a long time after and twenty years later it is in fact still going nicely. Tonally it’s similar to the old one but as yet with a touch of both Pat Mitchell and Ennis’ chanters. You get worse. 
Peter
Its good to hear that you got your new schtick. I suppose I’ll get a good listen to it during the summer. (Is it like mine?)
John Moran
It is (like yours). Just had Geoff do a tiny bit of undercutting on the A hole and it’s perfect now. Did a bit of work on the reg reeds so they are better now too. Not bad for a nice summer’s day.
Tommy Keane was in too, getting the B to perfection. He too wondered what to do now: there wasn’t anything left to complain about, not even the weather
Peter
Wait until week willie and there will be the traffic, tourists, pubs, in fact any amount of things to complain about
Keep well and I’ll see you soon
John Moran
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