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Oh, brilliant, I am so happy. I was actually scared that something might have happened to you not beeing so active on the forum for a while. Now I am relieved, and in the meantime I've learned that you are terribly busy with the chores of Pipe Craft school. What an amazing possibility. Congratulatio...

Hello fellow pipers. I haven't visited the forum for a long time. Bill Haneman used to be a very active member here. I tried to contact him via his email address. We used to exchange emails a lot for years. Do you have any information, if he is still in the pipe-making business? I'd appreciate your ...

chanterdan wrote:May send it back

Is this possible according to the return policy of Howard Music?

Iv'e only been player the pipes now for over a year and a half. ... I made the reed myself.....but added, that Martin Preshaw taught me how to make reeds. Mairtin, You must be a good guy; after 1.5 years you have learned how to make your own reeds for your own chanter. Your opinion counts for two o...

Paddy, that was really an opinion
Usually this forum is terribly boring, everybody is very polite, and that is OK.
Your was an honest opinion.

uilleannhungary wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOo-7_3A_Yc

Unbelievably easy jumper into second octave A and B. Congratulations!

I'm struggling to get a decent C sharp on my chanter etc but still the note sounds flat You are not alone! I used to have a chanter from a reputable maker, I even sent the chanter back to the maker to fix the flat C#. And I got the back the chanter and reeds untuched with a comment that it is perfe...

islander wrote:This set is a masterpiece.

Like this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKWts0YShsw

Yes this tune set is played on my G French bagpipes, the sound is a bit different than the other sets of the cd because I used an other reed for the recording. It may sound like Cape Breton,perhaps because it's Scottish music with a bit of French touch... Do you make your own reeds for your Blanc c...

I'd like to tell you that you can download for free our album "musique artisanale" for a few days. You can join us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/DUO-LAGRANGE-RUTKOWSKI/286567298036813 I cannot stop listening to your music! It was in San Diago, US where I first heared French m...

Excellent music. I love both pipes and the chromatic button accordion; I love both French and Irish music either. I've just uploaded your tunes on my mobile phone. Both of you are virtuoso musicians, and I have been watching your youtube videos for a long time.
Thank You! Miklos

Any criticism/notes would be most welcome. Peter Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqz9aZLgdI&feature=player_profilepage Jakub, you are performing great! Very few reach this level even after 5 years. Keep up the good work! If you can afford visit an NPU tionol, all the people I met there ...

I had the chance to play these very chanters of Richard during a session a couple of weeks ago. The craftmanship of these chanters is perfect, just like Rogge's. Both were very easy to play, perfectly in tune and the back D was powerful enough. Richard prefers to make soft/sweet sounding reeds. I te...

Jim Wenham D chanter ... for (EURO) 650 plus shipping. I have Wenham chanter for years, and it's excellent and unbelievably reliable even in winter (central heated very dry rooms in the house). Jim, "good man", is one of the reed making instructors in Miltown Malbay and his chanters are v...

boyd wrote:I'm always "guessing" rather than applying any great science to it.

If your success rate is 1 very good reed out of 10 attempts, no need for science, guessing is perfect, IMHO.
Unless you are a pipe or reed maker and you do it for living.