Images
Arranged
roughly in chronological order, with the newer
stuff at the top.
Concert
chanter in palosanto, imitation ivory and nickel silver with C and F
key.
Very
early Hunter set which is the work of 3 people; Peter Hunter, Pat
Handley (who made the keys and owns the set) and now myself who
finished it
off with a few mounts and suchlikes. This set was made famous at
a Tionól in Bettystown when a certain famous piper picked it up at
1.30am in an empty room. At 3am the room was packed and the
impromptu performance was later notated in An Píobaire -
including the notation of the drones which were stopped and started on
the bag at will . . .
Half
set in C; ebony, sterling silver and moose antler.
K.
Pádraig O'Kane's Concert chanter in palosanto
and brass with English boxwood mounts.
K.
Pádraig O'Kane's B chanter
with boxwood
mounts. Hear
it
Full
set C# with concert chanter (also seen below this picture) in their new
case. I can arrange the supply of a similar or smaller fitted
case for around £300 (when bought with a set of pipes).
C#
full set with 5 mounted drones in palosanto and English box. Note
the very large bore swan neck to closely imitate tying the chanter
directly into the bag.
Old
Peter Hunter chanter (body and mounts) with recently added keys and
cap; widebore D in African blackwood and brass.
C
chanter in palosanto, English boxwood and brass with 2 keys, F nat and
G#.
3/4
set in palosanto, imitation ivory and brass, 2 key chanter.
Eb
flute, copy of a Besson. English
boxwood and brass with wooden screw arrangement on the bung.
Poor
quality picture of C chanter and Eb chanter in palosanto and sterling
silver.
An A chanter in ebony
and brass, the first A chanter made by us, with the elusive Clancy /
Moloney A in mind. Works great with D drones and regs but a fair
old stretch!
I think this is the best bass bar bracket I've done, very tight to the
stock
and unobtrusive and classy.
Full set in B, ebony box and brass. Some tapered ferrules on bass
drone.
Bag by Laurence Thompson.
C chanter in ebony box and sterling silver (top) and 2 key concert
chanter in
ebony imitation ivory and brass
7 key B chanter, ebony, imitation ivory and brass
B 3/4 4 mounted set in ebony box and brass
"Poshed up" widebore "stick" chanter - 1980's or early 90's
Hunter with no cap or mounts and one key in Sri Lankan ebony, now with
wooden
cap 4 keys and English box mounts and fully checked over. If you
have a
Hunter "stick" it will cost you about £350 for it to have a similar
experience.
Half set "busking stick" chanter, palosanto English boxwood and
brass.
Full set in C#, palosanto imitation ivory and brass. Can be heard
on the sounds page.
My 5 key C# chanter in blackwood and English box and nickel silver.
4 key
ebony, imitation ivory and brass Coyne type B chanter
Full
concert pitch set with medium bore and wide bore
concert chanters.
Cap for C# in African blackwood, English box and nickel silver
5 key
B chanter, cocobolo, Coyne style - this has been around
for ages but not photographed. Look how dark the cocobolo goes
with
time. Can be heard on the sounds page
B Bass
regulator detail, inteference fit hand rolled brass
tubing. Hard work!
3/4 set with a narrow bore concert chanter. This is the concert
chanter
design which can be heard on the Donal Lunny live album - the "busking
stick".
Note brass fronted stock below.
Half set in B before it was a 3/4 set - detail
