OK I would appreciate a little discussion from all you knowledgeable people in the hope of me actually learning something.
If I take the dimensions of the medium bore “quiet” penny chanter and use them to make a nice boxwood chanter, do I end up with a hollow stick of firewood or do I get something interesting and why?
Are the any plans available for a wider bore “quiet” chanter anywhere either for sale or on the internet? Thanks in advance
Cheers for now
Bob
Alan Ginsberg sells plans for various sets. You could contact him:
http://www.hgt.gwynedd.gov.uk/UilleannPipes/TheAmateurInstrumentMaker.htm
You should contact David Daye directly and ask him. He is very forthcoming with his information. I know he has experimented with wooden pennychanters, but I don’t recall what the results were.
Good luck, and let us know what you find out.
No E
Plenty of info out there if you know where to look
Chris Bayley - Drones on website http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk and plans for a full set for sale
Alan Ginsberg C & D sets either direct or via NPU
David Quinn CD of pipes and making - also some parts on this website http://web.archive.org/web/20051225065201/http://www.pipersgathering.org/Irish+Uilleann+Pipes/Uilleann+Pipemaking/uilleann_pipemaking.htm
Sean Reid Society CD’s available from NPU
Pat Sky’s Tutor 2nd Edition
Wilbert Garvins book 2nd Edition OOP but should be available via Library Service
FWIW, D. Daye is getting close to a production cocobolo Penny Chanter…
My first chanter was a wood penny chanter. Supposedly it had the same bore as a regular one. It sounded just like a penny chanter, but felt nicer. I sold it to a guy in Japan.
Hi bobblee001
Welcome to the board from your fellow Scots UPers.
Another pipemaker in Scotland can only be a good thing.
David