Arranged roughly in chronological order,
with the newer stuff at the top.
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.
Cap for C# in African blackwood, English box and nickel silver
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".
3/4 concert set in D; lignum vitae and brass. Can be seen above as a full set.
Top quality B 3/4 set with Coyne style chanter, ebony and brass. Truly lovely pipes. Tone, tone and more tone! Chanter can be heard on the sounds page
Not brass fronted stock below.
Half set in B before it was a 3/4 set - detail
You won't see many of these . . . An old boxwood Eb flute that arrived back in the workshop in very bad condition. New ferrules and a good going over and it's great to play again, sadly the Eb block was smashed off. . . . This is the same design of flute that can be heard on the Paul McGrattan album
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.
Old Hunter boxwood chanter belonging to
Nollaig MacCárthaigh - great tone off this one.
4 key ebony, imitation ivory and brass
Coyne type B chanter - key arrangement specified by customer. Hear
this chanter with
a reed made by the new owner
Old C#
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!
Grain detail from palosanto concert
chanter
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".
3/4 concert set in D; lignum vitae and brass. Can be seen above as a full set.
Top quality B 3/4 set with Coyne style chanter, ebony and brass. Truly lovely pipes. Tone, tone and more tone! Chanter can be heard on the sounds page
Not brass fronted stock below.
Half set in B before it was a 3/4 set - detail
You won't see many of these . . . An old boxwood Eb flute that arrived back in the workshop in very bad condition. New ferrules and a good going over and it's great to play again, sadly the Eb block was smashed off. . . . This is the same design of flute that can be heard on the Paul McGrattan album