I currently offer workshops, having taught piping and reed making workshops in many places across the world, from Lorient France, Jeonju South Korea, Festival Interceltico Tapia Asturias, Common Ground On The Hill USA, all the way back to Dublin and Belfast. Metal work: Brass, Stainless steel, Silver Materials available include: African blackwood, Ebony, Cocoboloĭecorative trim: Timber, Alternative Ivory. High quality materials are chosen to construct instruments. Half set consists of bag bellows, chanter and drones,įull set consists of bag bellows, chanter drones and regulators. Practice set consists of bag bellows and chanter, Although this adds to the waiting time for instruments to be made it helps insure that the crucial bores remain stable and don't change over time. It is initially bored and allowed a considerable period of time sometimes up to several years to season before comencing the work further. The timber is carefully selected from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) sources. I currently make chanters, practice sets, half sets and full sets: All of the reeds are made from Arundo Donax, commonly known as cane which grows in a Mediterranean climate. The remaining three reeds are single reeds and go in the drones. Chordal accompaniment is also possible with the use of the regulators.Ī set of pipes contains seven reeds, four of which are double reeds, these are the chanter and regulator reeds. They are the most highly evolved type of bagpipe as they have a range of over two full octaves and also have the capability of providing accompaniment to the melody using drones. This instrument first appeared in the latter part of the 18th century and has developed over the years to their current form. Uilleann (meaning elbow in Irish) refers to the way in which this Irish bag pipe is played The air pressure within the bag is maintained by squeezing the bag between the musician's elbow and side.
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