Beginner pipes
Dtv Steve
good beginner sets....So many different views from different
people....I liked the gibsons but my teacher told me that the wood is
not that thick around....( or maybe its just the old ones...he was not
sure if they fixed that... The nails are nice too.....hmmm anyone have
gillanders and macleod?
Thanks for the help
steve
Wildman Productions Since 1990
Bagpiip
>gillanders and macleod?
>
>Thanks for the help
>steve
>
Gillanders and MacLeods are very highly respected.
Paul Gretton
Yes, but also significantly (and inexplicably?) more expensive than other leading makes.
At least they are in Scotland.
Cheers,
Paul Gretton
*****Present mirth hath present laughter.(Twelfth Night)*****
Bagpiip
>leading makes.
>At least they are in Scotland.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Paul Gretton
I've found most of the top brands around 1100$ with a little window dressings
thrown in, pretty close in price range.
Dtv Steve
was from the Scottish Piper in NY. Would everyone agree that a brand
new set for a beginner is about 900-1400 for no frills just a basic
set...
steve
(Thanks to everyone who has helped me and put up with all my
questions...There are some really good people on this site and I love to
hear from people who are in the same boat just as much as the "Pros" and
"Semi Pros"
Wildman Productions Since 1990
Bagpiip
NEVER! Wrong NG.
>a brand
>new set for a beginner is about 900-1400 for no frills just a basic
>set...
Having (still doing so) just priced a set for my daughter, your right in the
ballpark.
MwinH
>gillanders and macleod?
Not an expert piper but I have the gillanders and macleod and love them. Very
steady. Get good comments. No problems. Had them about 4 years.
Martin Hatcher
Albany NY USA
..................................................... "Nine Notes? How hard can
it be?"
Susan Frolich
exorbitant in price considering the quality. Am a true beginner and if
you want I can let you know how they turn out as a first purchase.
Susan
Dtv Steve wrote:
> does anyone have Booth or Drumran Bagpipes....I was told that they are
> good beginner sets....So many different views from different
> people....I liked the gibsons but my teacher told me that the wood is
> not that thick around....( or maybe its just the old ones...he was not
> sure if they fixed that... The nails are nice too.....hmmm anyone have
> gillanders and macleod?
>
> Thanks for the help
> steve
>
> Wildman Productions Since 1990
Royce Lerwick
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>Dtv Steve wrote:
><blockquote TYPE=CITE>does anyone have Booth or Drumran Bagpipes....I was
>told that they are
><br>good beginner sets.</blockquote>
>Whats a beginner set? Maybe I'm not aware of it, but as far
><br>as I know, your going to pay about $800.00 US for
><br>a standard production set of pipes.
><p>If your going to dole out the bucks, why not spend
><br>a little bit more, and get something good.
><p>Even give Krony a call, he might cut ya deal.
><p>John Mitchell
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Thanks for the html again. I do know a guy who can get you good deals
on Drumran, but I'd recommend the Glen reproduction pipes, as the
Drumran label is pretty unremarkable. Gregg Sharpe and Co makes
Kintail, Drumran, and Glen, but they are all very different bore
designs. The chanter however, is very high pitched and very thin
walled and I'm not making any promises about it.
He also carries Pettigrew, but they don't make a chanter right now,
and he has Fletchers in stock, a very good set of pipes, but no
chanter either.
The chanters I would recommend are.......
Royce
(Guy's name is Bill Gilchrist, Gillie Company 612-920-4267, or
ghi...@bitstream.net. Takes visa/mastercard, talks a blue streak,
very friendly. You name it, he can get it--cheap.) USA
>
Royce Lerwick
Right. I wouldn't agree. Call Bill Gilchrist and I bet he can get you
Glen reproduction pipes which are way way over the "basic" tone
category, or Pettigrew pipes, which are very very inexpensive. I would
look below that bottom figure, tied in and reeded. Hey, don't ask
me--the guy's just nuts about putting bagpipes together....
Royce
Zudupiper
My starter set was Drumran. Cheesy. I effectively traded it off for a set of
plastic Dunbars plus a couple hundred dollars. For plastic, Dunbars aren't bad
at all, well made and indestructible.
For the money, I coulda had a set of Krons if I'd known about them at the time.
Would have avoided the workmanship problems with Drumran and got a
good-sounding set of pipes, all for about the same price as Drumrans (well,
maybe $100 more).
Zu
Theodore Le boeuf
>
> does anyone have Booth or Drumran Bagpipes....I was told that they are
> people....I liked the gibsons but my teacher told me that the wood is
> not that thick around....( or maybe its just the old ones...he was not
> sure if they fixed that... The nails are nice too.....hmmm anyone have
> gillanders and macleod?
>
> Thanks for the help
> steve
>
> Wildman Productions Since 1990
played. I would definitaly choose them over shepherd. If you contact
Sandy ST James he carries them and they are about $900 and they come
with a case and all accessories needed.
If you need a phone number let me know,
Mike
Bagpiip
>played. I would definitaly choose them over shepherd. If you contact
>Sandy ST James he carries them and they are about $900 and they come
>with a case and all accessories needed.
>If you need a phone number let me know,
>Mike
If your going to spend the 900$, you certainly owe it to yourself to
investigate many other brands in that price range. For around a 1000$ you can
get many finer sets of pipes than the two discussed here.
1gutte...@my-dejanews.com
> Right. I wouldn't agree. Call Bill Gilchrist and I bet he can get you
> Glen reproduction pipes which are way way over the "basic" tone
> category, or Pettigrew pipes, which are very very inexpensive. I would
> look below that bottom figure, tied in and reeded. Hey, don't ask
> me--the guy's just nuts about putting bagpipes together....
>
> Royce
How do the Glen reproduction pipes or the Pettigrews sound?
-Lionel
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>> Right. I wouldn't agree. Call Bill Gilchrist and I bet he can get you
>> Glen reproduction pipes which are way way over the "basic" tone
>> category, or Pettigrew pipes, which are very very inexpensive. I would
>> look below that bottom figure, tied in and reeded. Hey, don't ask
>> me--the guy's just nuts about putting bagpipes together....
>> Royce
> How do the Glen reproduction pipes or the Pettigrews sound?
> -Lionel
I've heard good things about Pettigrew. I see he's offering "incentives" to
get a foothold in the market. I understand he plays with Boghall & Bathgate
PB, so he must know a little sump'n 'bout tone.
Chris
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City of Washington Pipe Band
Mike LeBoeuf
didnt just send the guy the money and then get the pipes. They were
sent on consingnment for a few weeks to our P/M, and we had a choice to
buy them or not. I chose to buy them, at the time they were about $800.
Mike
Royce Lerwick
>
>> Right. I wouldn't agree. Call Bill Gilchrist and I bet he can get you
>> Glen reproduction pipes which are way way over the "basic" tone
>> category, or Pettigrew pipes, which are very very inexpensive. I would
>> look below that bottom figure, tied in and reeded. Hey, don't ask
>> me--the guy's just nuts about putting bagpipes together....
>>
>> Royce
>
>How do the Glen reproduction pipes or the Pettigrews sound?
>-Lionel
The Pettigrews are just sort of "typical" generic GHB drone-sound. I
couldn't nail a "type" but they are not "bad" sounding. Something more
like a Lawrie than a Hardie, but not as big a bass drone as a
Henderson. They're not exactly the Kintail sound either.
The Glen I'd put up next to the MacDougall sound--or gee, imagine
that--Glens. I don't know if they were even rated in the P&D article,
but I've literally had people of note come up and ask what drones they
were in sort-of disbelief, and so has everyone who's played them so
far in this area.
Royce
Royce Lerwick
>1gutte...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
>>> Right. I wouldn't agree. Call Bill Gilchrist and I bet he can get you
>>> Glen reproduction pipes which are way way over the "basic" tone
>>> category, or Pettigrew pipes, which are very very inexpensive. I would
>>> look below that bottom figure, tied in and reeded. Hey, don't ask
>>> me--the guy's just nuts about putting bagpipes together....
>>> Royce
>
>> How do the Glen reproduction pipes or the Pettigrews sound?
>> -Lionel
>
>I've heard good things about Pettigrew. I see he's offering "incentives" to
>get a foothold in the market. I understand he plays with Boghall & Bathgate
>PB, so he must know a little sump'n 'bout tone.
You know how rumors are, but certain big-names are rumored to have
investigated them at least for use in SFU's circle. I don't know how
that went, or even if for certain it did go. One of the things you
have to give some of these under-rated pipes like these and the Glens,
is that for the money they do amazingly well in the tone
department--and not all pipes do even in the more expensive
categories.
Royce