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Post by Rick on Jan 25, 2008 11:21:13 GMT
I have a set of Walsh A-2000's. Like them just fine. Very nice mellow sound, excellent for indoors and around the campfire. The reach to the low g is a bit long, but not too hard to get used to. I also have a set of D-2000's. I like the nice, bright tone, tends to stand out better over other instruments. The smaller chanter is a bit tough for larger (and older) fingers.
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Post by ohiochanter on Jul 21, 2008 12:19:36 GMT
I got a set of smallpies a week ago. Purchased them from Oliver Seelers' Universe of Bagpipes ( www.hotpipes.com ). I'm still learning and only know a few tunes, but they sound pretty good to me. They use my Dunbar PC as the chanter and PC reeds all around, chanter, tenor and bass. They came with Walsh reeds, but instructions say any good reed will work, just use three of the same manufacture to minimize tuning problems. There's plenty of adjustment on the tuning pins and I had no problem tuning the drones. Of course my high A was flat, so I had to move the reed and start over. Not loud, but have a very nice sound to them, I think.
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Post by vapiper on Dec 19, 2008 0:10:36 GMT
I got a set of Walsh shuttle pipes two years ago and am pretty happy with them. With Walsh's plastic reeds, they put out a buzzy hum. I'm still working on finding and keeping the right pressure, since the reeds are so much easier than GHBs'. For a year I was constantly overblowing them, but I converted them to take bellows and built a set; they're much easier to play now, though I've had to spend the past nine months teaching myself how to use bellows in my spare time.
I'm also looking to buy a set of Scottish smallpipes and/or border pipes, so if anyone has any suggestions as to the best makers, I'd love to hear them.
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Post by 5jms5 on Mar 3, 2009 8:52:28 GMT
I play a set of D. Naill mouth blown small pipes in the key A I use a cane chanter reed the sound is awesome tried plastic chanter reed it was very tinny? The drone reeds are D. Naill own make synthetic The pipes are Black Wood with brass ferrules. I bought fantastic carry bag from local music shop designed for a sax but does pipes great. Pipes in D use same fingering as a but you need small fingers as the holes are closer together I would recommend the Naills in A to any of my piping friends.
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Post by ego on Sept 8, 2009 19:07:45 GMT
I've been working throughout my holidays and so I've come into the neat situation of having some money to spend. Somehow I got the idea of getting me another (different) set of pipes. The bagpipe (though I wouldn't mind odering in Scotland) supplier here in my area offers different sets of smallpipes and a "reelpipe" what as far as I did research equals more or less a borderpipe (am I right?). I am looking fo something I can play inside without people not used to the GHB holding their ears. I watched youtube videos of reelpipes and smallpipes, and I think I'd prefer the sound of reelpipes, but they start at 1.890,00 EUR, which is more than I can affort. (here's a link: www.kiltsandmore.de/product,5_159,788,fred_morrison_reelpipes_mundgeblasen.html) I find McCallum smallpipes interesting, are there any experiences? www.kiltsandmore.de/product,5_34,1048,fred_morrison_african_blackwood_smallpipes.html There are options for bellow-blown models and some with drone switches. 1. What is a drone switch good for and will I need one? 2. Can one just learn bellow-blowing like that or does it require special instruction? I like the idea but if I can't get it working, it won't be any use. These options make a big investment even bigger, but I've been playing the GHB for two and a half years now and I'm not thinking of stopping (ever, god willing). I hope this instrument will last me for a really long time. I'd rather spend a little more and never will have to buy another - better later. Thanks for any advice!
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