Take a look at Walsh's shuttlepipes. Compact, rugged. I've had a set for a couple of years now and enjoy them. Having been a Highland piper, the much reduced pressure took a bit of getting to.....
If you play the highland pipes I'd get a set of A pipes, it's easy to learn tunes and you don't have to transpose them. But if you don't it might be easier with the D set, the spacing can be a bit tight but it doesn't take long to get used to. Walsh's pipes are good.
...no unfortunately i dont play the highland pipes, I thought may be small pipes might give me an insight into the GHB ??
i play the Gaita Galego ( Galician Bagpipes) which has opened fingering with some crossed for odd notes ...is the D chanter crossed fingering on the Walsh pipes ?????
I would like a set of border pipes but the good ones seem to cost a fair bit of money. I was once very fortunate to play several sessions with Fred Morrison in Lorient and he left me in awe of the border pipes ...as does Rory Campbell.
The fingering tends to be the same on the highland, small and border pipes, regardless of key. So if get fingering chart for the highland pipes and think G=C A=D etc that's the fingering.
Smallpipes
Smallpipes
i'm thinking about buying a set of mouth blown small pipes...
('mouth blown' because I play the Gaita and own a set of Uilleann pipes ....and bizarrely prefer mouth blown !!!)
..I've noticed the Walsh Small pipes ...they are also available in D, which is handy ! ...but have been told the D chanter has very close fingering ?
..........any recommendations / advice welcomed :-}
J
# Posted on January 24th 2004 by DeffGoat
Re: Smallpipes
Hi Deff Goat.
Gibson does a set of Smallpipes in D with good spacing.
http://www.gibsonpipes.com/products/smallpipes/
TTFN
PP
# Posted on January 25th 2004 by Pied Piper
Re: Smallpipes
Take a look at Walsh's shuttlepipes. Compact, rugged. I've had a set for a couple of years now and enjoy them. Having been a Highland piper, the much reduced pressure took a bit of getting to.....
# Posted on January 25th 2004 by Uilleann11
Re: Smallpipes
If you play the highland pipes I'd get a set of A pipes, it's easy to learn tunes and you don't have to transpose them. But if you don't it might be easier with the D set, the spacing can be a bit tight but it doesn't take long to get used to. Walsh's pipes are good.
# Posted on January 26th 2004 by borderpiper
Re: Smallpipes
...no unfortunately i dont play the highland pipes, I thought may be small pipes might give me an insight into the GHB ??
i play the Gaita Galego ( Galician Bagpipes) which has opened fingering with some crossed for odd notes ...is the D chanter crossed fingering on the Walsh pipes ?????
I would like a set of border pipes but the good ones seem to cost a fair bit of money. I was once very fortunate to play several sessions with Fred Morrison in Lorient and he left me in awe of the border pipes ...as does Rory Campbell.
# Posted on January 26th 2004 by DeffGoat
Re: Smallpipes
The fingering tends to be the same on the highland, small and border pipes, regardless of key. So if get fingering chart for the highland pipes and think G=C A=D etc that's the fingering.
# Posted on January 26th 2004 by borderpiper