V-Pipes

[Ballygo]

Does anyone know what key´s it can play in. Sounds great from the clips Ive heard


ballygo

[uilleannfinlander]

also nice to hear comments about from "normal" ,mean not proff. pipers.

[CelticMusicLover]

Does anyone know what key´s it can play in. Sounds great from the clips Ive heard


ballygo

It has a range of 12 semitones below the original pitch and 12 semitones above the original pitch. The key is changed on the little box on the backside of the chanter (the arrow buttons changes semitones up and down).

[chris_coreline]

IT HAS A MIDI PORT?!



of-cource i still want an 'organic' full set, but this would slot so neatly into my electronica rig its more then tempting. Aditionaly, playing something like that in-front of an audience who arnt familiar with the kenetics of the chanter would make for a hell of a specticle.

[buskerSean]

yes, aren't they great! how much would it cost for a half set in all those pitches!

Also i've had to cancel payed gigs before due to reeds going South, and suffered all the usual drones going mad under stage light heat and crapping out. When I get back to playing again I'm getting a set and using them for every live permormance bar pubs!

[eskin]

Wow...maybe I'll write an app called "Bass Reg" then sell it as a package deal with Eskin's 3QuarterSet and the Vpipes!

Too late:
http://www.tradlessons.com/4QuarterSet.html

[Mrk]

Mark, you might want to check on this Swedish guy who makes very good electronic practise chanters:
http://www.fagerstrom.com/

No uilleann pipes there but a small variety of other bagpipe types. It's not as expensive and the guy sold these for several years.[/quote]

Thanks, I already own a set of Fagerstrom Technopipes and Ross Electronic Pipes; both are wonderful instruments for practicing without disturbing the family and/or co-workers. I have a cobbled-together Uilleann beginner set, but the reeds are giving me fits. I'm seriously considering purchasing a set of vPipes so that I can put in some serious practice before I get too frustrated with the beastly thing.

[carel]

well,
I decided to struggle with he real thing
getting the pipes in tune and in balance is a real opportunity
that makes sense to perform for an audience

[vanfleet]

Hey all;
I think the same caveats and consumer protections that we all expect from "real" pipe makers should apply in this case. The initial order period is very short, the information on their web site very impersonal. I know I put my name on their email wait list YEARS ago, and I wonder why they did not send me an email to let me know the VPipes were now for sale?

Does the Chiff Board have any members in Spain, who can vouch for the authenticity of this offer, or tell us more about the makers? Are the VPipes makers on the Board?? I would sure like to see some individual names and some personal recommendations here before plunking down a huge deposit!

Thanks for any help,
JVF

[PJ]

I've heard that with the new travel restrictions, vPipes will not be allowed in carry-on luggage and will have to be checked. Will the low temperatures in the hold mean that vBits will start falling off the set? Will it cause the vReeds to close and the vIvory to crack?

[Jose' Scotte' Este']

PJ,

You vorry too much.

[Pyroh]

... I'm seriously considering purchasing a set of vPipes so that I can put in some serious practice before I get too frustrated with the beastly thing.

I think that vPipes can be suitable for many things, but hardly for serious practise... It could be like crying that guitar strings are too hard, therefore starting on Guitar hero.

[amckay]

... I'm seriously considering purchasing a set of vPipes so that I can put in some serious practice before I get too frustrated with the beastly thing.

I think that vPipes can be suitable for many things, but hardly for serious practise... It could be like crying that guitar strings are too hard, therefore starting on Guitar hero.

And what's wrong with that? You should hear me play on guitar hero. I'm going to be awsome when I eventually pick up the real guitar!

[Joseph E. Smith]

... I'm seriously considering purchasing a set of vPipes so that I can put in some serious practice before I get too frustrated with the beastly thing.

I think that vPipes can be suitable for many things, but hardly for serious practise... It could be like crying that guitar strings are too hard, therefore starting on Guitar hero.

And what's wrong with that? You should hear me play on guitar hero. I'm going to be awsome when I eventually pick up the real guitar!

Thanks for that, I needed the laugh.

[Jeff Cullen]

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I think that vPipes can be suitable for many things, but hardly for serious practise... It could be like crying that guitar strings are too hard, therefore starting on Guitar hero.

I think this is like saying that fustal doesn't improve football skills (Brazil's players are brought up on fustal), and that flight simulators don't improve pilot abilities.
I've been using a Degar Pipe (electronic highland pipe chanter) to practice for over 10 years and its use as a practice tool is top notch.
I think using vPipes to practice Uilleann chanter technique would be highly beneficial. Many is the day when I'm in an airport or on a plane (or at home late at night), when I have time that could be well spent with my fingers on a chanter.