Pakistani chanter surprise...! Updated!

Uilleann Pipes
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I was having a clear-out and found an old Pakistani chanter that I decided to throw in the bin. My girlfriend questioned this, so I thought maybe I should try it before discarding it (which I hadn’t done with a proper reed…)

Much to my surprise it was a well working chanter once it had a good reed in it!
After undercutting (slightly) two of the holes it plays easily and very well in tune.
I wasn’t expecting this…

The tone is, of course, not as rich as that of my best chanters, but it actually works equally well.

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That’s interesting!
Do you have a soundfile of the chanter being played?

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and a picture.

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Infinite monkey theorem would say that there has to be at least one half decent pakistani chanter out there.

RORY

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A short sound-clip to demonstrate the tone of the chanter. No effects added:

https://soundcloud.com/pipingpicker/pakistani-uilleann-chanter-sound-clip


Same sound-clip but with a wee bit of reverb added:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzEeUJhtlBE&feature=youtu.be




I replaced the original chrome chanter top and ferrule with nickel ones.

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Every now and then they get it right. I’ve heard several Chanters and even half sets that have come from Pakistan.. A few of them have been surprisingly good..

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That chanter sounds good. I suppose the chanters are made by different people for the company, and there must be some who by experience and care get the bore and other dimensions right.

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I use a Pakistani bag and bellows with my C chanter.
It works just fine.

Haven’t tried the chanter though.