Practice chanter advice......

[Blu (Ontario)]

I'm considering purchasing a practice chanter in the new year. Other than staying away from those of "eastern manufacture", is there anything I should be looking for or staying away from. I'll spend what it takes for a reasonable quality product up to $200 or so.

This will be step one. Like some others, I have previous experience with other wind instruments and I understand the principals involved. While I understand the importance of proper instruction, fingering technique and so forth, I'd like to educate myself on a few of the basics before committing to instruction or getting involved with a group. Hopefully my time and cash investment will translate into a lasting relationship... and if not, I'll have a very nice curio to hang on my family room wall! :mrgreen:

thanx

blu

[g koch]

I like this guys site. It has way more than you want to know. Affordable products, though.
This is the 'Learning Page'.

http://www.hotpipes.com/practice.html

[Blu (Ontario)]

What a great site!!


....Thanks G!!!

[cavscout]

I bought mine from The British Shop.

http://britishshop.com/index.php?cPath=5_8_38

[highlander_Daz]

i strongly reccomend you go for a FULL SIZE chanter, youll find it easier when you graduate to the Big pipes and they sound so much better

[Blu (Ontario)]

i strongly reccomend you go for a FULL SIZE chanter, youll find it easier when you graduate to the Big pipes and they sound so much better

Exactly!... I'd like to be prepared for a seemless transition.

[Blu (Ontario)]

I bought mine from The British Shop.

http://britishshop.com/index.php?cPath=5_8_38

Which one did you purchase??

[Shane]

I have the Dunbar chanter recommended on hotpipes. It is a great practice chanter with a much nicer tone than most. I ordered mine from the Dunbar website www.dunbarbagpipes.com

They are located in St. Catherines, Ontario so you might save a bit on shipping.


Shane

[wgority]

I've owned a few practice chanters over the last 2 dozen or so years, and, by far, my favourite is the one I'm currently using. It's a John Walsh Long Blackwood Practice Chanter. While it's toward the high end of your price range, it's worth the cost. Check it out at http://www.johnwalshbagpipes.com/cat_prcch.html I think you'll be impressed--I know I was. I've found the tone of it to be superior and requires little or no effort to tune properly. I'd also recommend you pick up a spare reed for it at the same time just in case........... The quality of this instrument is without doubt superior in all aspects.

Drone On!
WSG

I'm considering purchasing a practice chanter in the new year. Other than staying away from those of "eastern manufacture", is there anything I should be looking for or staying away from. I'll spend what it takes for a reasonable quality product up to $200 or so.

This will be step one. Like some others, I have previous experience with other wind instruments and I understand the principals involved. While I understand the importance of proper instruction, fingering technique and so forth, I'd like to educate myself on a few of the basics before committing to instruction or getting involved with a group. Hopefully my time and cash investment will translate into a lasting relationship... and if not, I'll have a very nice curio to hang on my family room wall! :mrgreen:

thanx

blu

[highlander_Daz]

I take my practice chanter everywhere, Its an instrument in itself a lot of Fledgling pipers view it with distain because they want to get to grips with the "big pipes" I love the PC, the grace notes and other embellishments really stand out whilst playing it, they somehow get lost a bit on the big pipes.