Hi!
I have a spare chanter and bellows that I would like to turn into a practice set and I'm just about to order a bag from Jackie.
Would appreciate any input on the different models.
Cheers!
/MarcusR
Jackie Boyce bag styles
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MarcusR
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Jackie Boyce bag styles
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
Hi
I have his Rowsome-type model on my pipes.
It's quite big and rectangular.
It's good.
He generally leaves the neck on the long side so you can experiment chopping a bit off.
Hope that helps
A
I have his Rowsome-type model on my pipes.
It's quite big and rectangular.
It's good.
He generally leaves the neck on the long side so you can experiment chopping a bit off.
Hope that helps
A
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
Hi,
I think, this is a very important topic. I also looked for Jackie Boyce' bags.
But how is the quality of this bags compared to the bags, you get with your set by the UP-maker? Are they very different/better?
Best Regards,
Marcel
I think, this is a very important topic. I also looked for Jackie Boyce' bags.
But how is the quality of this bags compared to the bags, you get with your set by the UP-maker? Are they very different/better?
Best Regards,
Marcel
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
Who knows what bag your pipe-maker supplied. Some use Jackie's bags and some don't. They are hand stitched from good leather and are of the highest quality.
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I use Jackie's bags and never had a problem, always airtight and very well made.
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
I use the Cillian O'Briain ("pig under the arm" 
) style and it's great. I can be lazy and flop backward in my chair every now and again because it doesn't stick out behind me. Ditto on the neck length; it's crazy-long. But I ran a shoulder strap under the mainstock, and now I'm used to it. Anyway, I've had it for 4 years of pretty hard playing and it's still good and airtight.
) style and it's great. I can be lazy and flop backward in my chair every now and again because it doesn't stick out behind me. Ditto on the neck length; it's crazy-long. But I ran a shoulder strap under the mainstock, and now I'm used to it. Anyway, I've had it for 4 years of pretty hard playing and it's still good and airtight.Deja Fu: The sense that somewhere, somehow, you've been kicked in the head exactly like this before.
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
Hi and thanks for the input!
Good to hear that everyone seems to be very satisfied with Mr. Boyce’s work.
I was wondering about the different styles as I got the impression from the short descriptions and the references to the different makers, that the Ginsberg and Wooff styles were suited for swan-neck chanter tops while the Standard and Rowsome would be for straight air inlet chanter tops? The O’Briain style got me a bit confused as the neck shape looks very curved on the image? I tried to find some clips or images of pipers that play Cillians pipes but they all seem to use standard type of bags. I guess I must have missed yours Cathy . I’m still leaning towards to give it a try.
/M
Good to hear that everyone seems to be very satisfied with Mr. Boyce’s work.
I was wondering about the different styles as I got the impression from the short descriptions and the references to the different makers, that the Ginsberg and Wooff styles were suited for swan-neck chanter tops while the Standard and Rowsome would be for straight air inlet chanter tops? The O’Briain style got me a bit confused as the neck shape looks very curved on the image? I tried to find some clips or images of pipers that play Cillians pipes but they all seem to use standard type of bags. I guess I must have missed yours Cathy
. I’m still leaning towards to give it a try./M
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
His workmanship is very good and the bags are high quality.
I have to disagree about the above post re neck length. I ordered a bag for my Wooff Bb set and specifically requested a longer neck as it was for said set. Neck length was about the same as my concert pitch set. I'll be using this bag as a replacement for CP set when the time comes and I know it will do the job superbly. Unfortunately back to square 1 with the Bb set...
I have to disagree about the above post re neck length. I ordered a bag for my Wooff Bb set and specifically requested a longer neck as it was for said set. Neck length was about the same as my concert pitch set. I'll be using this bag as a replacement for CP set when the time comes and I know it will do the job superbly. Unfortunately back to square 1 with the Bb set...
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Re: Jackie Boyce bag styles
amckay wrote:His workmanship is very good and the bags are high quality.
I have to disagree about the above post re neck length. I ordered a bag for my Wooff Bb set and specifically requested a longer neck as it was for said set. Neck length was about the same as my concert pitch set. I'll be using this bag as a replacement for CP set when the time comes and I know it will do the job superbly. Unfortunately back to square 1 with the Bb set...
Usually the Boyce bags in my patern have a 'back' length of 29", which should be enough for a Bb chanter with a swanneck feed.... but I would order a longer neck ( say 31") to be double sure, especially if it was for a tall person.
This patern was copied from two original 19th Century bags that were attached to my Harrington set and the John Wayland Egan Bb set.