Uilleann Pipes chanter set

This instrument has been sold!

Made by Bill Thomas of New Hampshire, USA, this is a beautifully crafted instrument with leather MacHarg riveted bag, unusually shaped bellows which are very comfortable even without padding, and a chanter that looks like it is made of blackwood. The reed is apparently made by Benedict Koehler, with whom the former owner took lessons.

The chanter plays both octaves quite reasonably in tune, in the summer evenings in New England. The bottom d burbles. The chanter seems to favor being a little sharp of a440. (update - it plays in the dry Vermont winter, too. ) You will notice I have put a little wax in the tone holes for tuning. This is normal for uilleann pipe chanters. (note: if you are a beginner, one of the arts of piping is messing with the reeds to get them to work in different humidity conditions. It would greatly help if you have an experienced uilleann piper to advise you!)

The bag and bellows are tight and work very well.

Here are some short recordings made on my Mac laptop computer. They play on windows with RealPlayer and Quicktime, but don't seem to work with windows media player. You can get RealPlayer and Quicktime players for free. (it has been 15 years since I practiced)
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These pipes are for sale as is, and are not returnable. If you have questions please contact me!

Add $15 shipping in the continental USA. Money orders only. I can only ship inside the U.S.A.

pictures

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huge 2 meg originals
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chanter top*
blowstock*
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inlet valve*
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