Seth Hamon Practice Set has been Ordered!

[rorybbellows]

@texasbagpiper

Jimmy allen wrote.
I have to use tape on the fingerholes

Will you tell JES to get some red electrical tape instead of that green stuff he,s using

RORY

[upiper71]

@KDMARTINKY

After having sold & given away almost every whistle I own except a pristine Chieftain Gold Low D. I have placed an order for a set of Seth Hamon Practice Pipes.
My wife has her sewing machine and click click click is what I have heard for sometime from that thing so I ordered some pipes and its time for me to get even…

I would like to say thanks to those of this forum who provide encouragement and especially Joseph Smith who has gone out of his way to help me out with advice.

I hope to become a regular here, but if you don’t see me drop in, but from time to time, its because I am practicing and driving my wife crazy…

Thanks

Congrats KD and welcome to the pub…I mean club…

[texasbagpiper]

@rorybbellows

@texasbagpiper

Jimmy allen wrote.
I have to use tape on the fingerholes

Will you tell JES to get some red electrical tape instead of that green stuff he,s using

RORY

Please note Rory, Jimmy is talking about having to tape his old chanter, not mine…

This is part the quote from Jimmy

it appears that you have the bore, fingerholes, and reed all set-up correctly. I was able to tune the chanter perfectly to key D and all notes seem to play in correct pitch. This is a new experience for me because on my old chanter that I bought from someone else about 10 years ago, I have to use tape on the fingerholes and a rush to get that chanter to play in tune. Because your chanter is operating correctly ( in contrast to my old chanter, Im afraid ) I found that I could play my tunes quite quickly

[texasbagpiper]

@rorybbellows

@texasbagpiper

Jimmy allen wrote.
I have to use tape on the fingerholes

Will you tell JES to get some red electrical tape instead of that green stuff he,s using

RORY

I hope your not mis-quoting the quote, by cutting out parts of the post where Jimmy is talking about having to tape his old chanter to tune it, and trying to make it seem that he is talking about my chanter…

If that was not your intention accept my appologies…

[texasbagpiper]

@Joseph E. Smith

It’s my shoddy playing we are talking about now, and not the chanter in question… would it be possible to let KDMARTINKY get back to his happiness? You can always start another thread slagging my playing.

And you are correct, I wouldn’t have chosen my clip to sell anything… but I didn’t make that choice (no offense Seth).

I think your playing is quite nice… One should’nt expect to hear the quality and sound of your playing from a computer mic or a home recording and make a judgement…

[Cayden1]

@texasbagpiper

Peter whats going on inside is the greatness of my chanters… I take a lot of time on each chanter, and charge far less that I think they are worth.

We had a similar sort of discussion over on the whistleboard but I think if you want to claim greatness you should really work on getting soundclips up on your website that sound as a convincing representation of greatness, as it stands I don’t get the impression of a chanter I’d consider recommending to anyone.
It would be interesting also to hear the chanter played over drones.

[Tony]

Since I have no vested interest either way…

Can this tit-for-tat session please stop ??

Take it off the board if you all wish to discuss it further.

[Joseph_E_Smith]

Yup, it is time to either return to topic, or move along. I shall not ask again.

[KDMARTINKY]

I would like to put my 2 cents in while we are talking of my Chanter and My maker there of. Being a Low whistle player, buyer and trader I know one thing for certain you can’t satisfy everyones taste no matter how hard you try.

I went with Seth because of three important pieces of advice.

1. The price is very reasonable for a practice set after doing the research and receiving advice on an instrument I know very little about. But most importantly my financial advisor (WIFE) gave me a number that I could spend and Seth was there (No disrespect to any other maker). His price met my budget requirements.

2. I was advised by several folks in this forum to by American (Once again no disrespect to any other maker) because if I needed a repair or supplies from the maker, shipping would be cheaper and access to the maker would once again be favorable to my budget.

3. I found Seth to be very patient and kind when returning my emails which means a lot to me especialy the “newbe” questions that some makers get aggrevated with answering

So now you have my reasons for buying the Seth Hamond Practice Set and I can’t wait to hear the buzzing of the reed and driving my wife insane…

So once again slobber all over the screen and the keyboards, but just remember that Chanter is MINE all MINE…

Oh yea it reminds me of something my buddy always tells me," If you bought everyone you knew a brand new car, one or more would complain about the color". Now isn’t that the truth.

[upiper71]

Come on guys…lighten up! Jay-sus.. :roll:

[Cayden1]

OK, the PMs are flying.

Is there suddenly a problem with thread drift?

I only said the clip on Seth’s site didn’t convince me the chanter was worth recommending. An opinion, founded on what I hear on the makers website.

So I am not supposed to express an opinion? :

All I have to say is keep your negative comments to yourself

Seth thinks he can put me down by sending me PM quotes ‘from a regular poster’. Fine. I don’t know either if I have ever done anything substantial for piping so maybe ask someone else.


Other posters send me this : http://www.piperanddrummer.com/classifieds/Default.asp?articleID=5163

I don’t know, either way.

[texasbagpiper]

Ok Peter we get your point, we all feel bad for you… Lets get back to the Original Subject PLEASE!!!

[Reepicheep]

@Peter Laban

Other posters send me this : http://www.piperanddrummer.com/classifieds/Default.asp?articleID=5163

I emailed that guy (a day or two after he placed the ad) and offered to buy the chanter. No response at all. My guess is that the ad was bogus and in all likelihood the chanter was not one of Seth’s.

Making disparaging remarks about Seth’s work in a thread started by one of his most recent customers is, at best, utterly un-gallant.
Peace!
Reepicheep

[texasbagpiper]

@Reepicheep

@Peter Laban

Other posters send me this : http://www.piperanddrummer.com/classifieds/Default.asp?articleID=5163

I emailed that guy (a day or two after he placed the ad) and offered to buy the chanter. No response at all. My guess is that the ad was bogus and in all likelihood the chanter was not one of Seth’s.

Making disparaging remarks about Seth’s work in a thread started by one of his most recent customers is, at best, utterly un-gallant.
Peace!
Reepicheep

Yea its a bogus ad , I emailed to the poster also, no response… I’ve only sold 5 of my chanters to people other than local friends and made quite a few for family and friends. I keep track of every person I sell a chanter to, and talk to each one personally or over the phone and , all still have their chanters, love them and I have never had a negative feedback and dont plan to…

[Reepicheep]

@texasbagpiper

I’ve only sold 5 of my chanters to people other than local friends and made quite a few for family and friends.

Can I be your friend?!

[Patrick_Darcy]

Hey Seth,

Why not send a chanter out “on tour” to a few pipers clubs for them to try out and report back as to what their findings are? The people that review the chanter will be experienced players that can give an educated opinion on the work.

If you’re into it?

Patrick.

[Jim_McGuire]

Or you might consider heading out to one of those events with your latest off-the-bench instrument.

[texasbagpiper]

Sound’s good to me… I’ll have to not use all my vacation next year, as I did this year… I work an 8-5 like most…

[Joseph_E_Smith]

I think we’re done here. Move along good people, move along.