Hi all
I’m in the possession of a lovely practice set of uilleann pipes made a long time ago by Martin Preshaw. Blackwood chanter in D leather bellows and synthetic bag (hope ive got the image link right!). However I have decided they aren’t for me really and I’m thinking about moving onto SSPs instead.
Problem being I got them from swapsies (as always) a long time ago. So I don’t really know how much I should be looking for for them? or in a perfect world how much they might be worth in another swap for a set of SSP
Any advice gratefully received 
Here’s good advice.
Do a survey of what’s currently for sale in the way of working D chanters. Look at Pat D’Arcy’s site (http://www.uilleannobsession.com), NPU (http://www.pipers.ie), and this site. Decide how badly you want to sell it, and price accordingly.
dave boling
RORY
that is really useful, thank you very much
was difficult to know what ball park to aim it at
I have two sets and three chanters made by Martin, and I’ve had them for a few years, so I don’t know what his current prices are like, you’d have to ask him - but I’m guessing that a concert pitch chanter without many keys (pretty much all of his chanters have a high C natural key) would run you in the neighborhood of £1200 for a new one. How much more for the bellows and bag, I really don’t know. There are no practice sets for sale on his web site currently.