Piper Wanna Be

[Mike S]

Sorry to be repetitious...I really didn't read your post, I just was responding to Mael's initial post to let him know about my own personal experience with that kit. Guess those "Far Eastern" chanters are deservedly notorious!

Best

AA

I know, I was just razzing you a bit my friend.


As a foot note:
A few sets of respectable AB and Ebony pipes have been known to have come out of Pakistan MANY decades ago, when British and Irish pipemakers were flirting with the idea of having sets manufactured over there.

HOWEVER, the last 20 or so years have produced little other than products of very shoddy materials and manufacture, to put it kindly. Pakistani and Indian military and civilian pipebands buy their stands of pipes from the Western pipe makers, if that puts it into perspective.

Not bad for someone who just wants to hang them on the wall, but hardly musical instruments worth the bother.

Some of the last, fine quality wire work embroidery, lace, badges, pipe banners etc. is being hand made in Saikot Pakistan, however. These accouterments are purchased by the MOD for Regimental use by the British Army to this day.


Piper:

The lighter wood pipe chanter you speak of is likely made out of Mid East Coccus wood, which is lighter than the stained or unstained Sheesham wood.

The Chanters coming out of Pakistan presently are based on older chanters of 50 to 100 years ago. As we pipers are aware, the Chanter has been creeping ever higher in pitch for some years now. Even allowing for that, most of these older, lower pitched chanters have horrible intonation (i.e. not in tune with itself).
Be glad your's is usable.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. ;)