New pipes!

**BonnieT100** · 14th July 09, 01:48 PM

After some desperate phone calls to FedEx after seeing a "missed delivery" online while I'd been home all day, I managed to meet the driver and get my new cocobolo MacLellan pipes. I've only just unwrapped them to do an inspection. Will be getting with my instructor tonight to do the final assembly and setup. After playing Dunbar P1s for almost 2 years, I'm ready to hear some nice wood.

**george7** · 14th July 09, 02:28 PM

Congratulations! Dunbars definitely have their place in the world... but having a set of quality wooden drones will make your piping sound much richer.

**MacKay71** · 14th July 09, 03:20 PM

Congrats!

**Dall_Piobaire** · 14th July 09, 03:33 PM

Ohhh MacClellans

How sweet the sound....I was torn between MacPhersons, Maclellans, and Naills. To be fiscally responsible I went with the Naills. Maybe my next set will be MacClellans. What reeds are you playing in them?

Scott

**BonnieT100** · 15th July 09, 03:49 AM

I'm playing Crozier cane tongues in them. Got them put together last night and they sound beautiful. The drones locked in right away. The bass is a bit touchy - a little movement goes a long way. I still need to work on the chanter/reed combo. I've got an Apps G3 that is playing sharp on all but the hi A and E. Going to try another reed in it after this week.

**Dall_Piobaire** · 15th July 09, 08:21 AM

Have you tried manipulating the reed at all?

Was it the reed you were playing in the other pipes? Have you tied raising the reed in the seat just a skosh? I have a few apps in a Naill chanter. I like them but really like the Troy medium!

Check out the dunsire forums, if you haven't already. There must be a thread on the reeds best for his pipes!

Scott

**highland mafia** · 15th July 09, 01:06 PM

Wow! That's quite a upgrade from dunbars. Not that there is anything wrong with Dunbars. I play McCallums. Also with croziers but I'm a big fan of Ross chanter reeds. Huge sound really fills the room, and really stable (well as stable as a bagpipe chanter can get I suppose).

**drobin** · 15th July 09, 01:35 PM

Congrats! Still dreaming of when my own set of pipes come in.

**BonnieT100** · 15th July 09, 02:57 PM

The reed is a little on the weak side. Roddy MacLellan recommended the Apps reed. I've got two more in my Piper's Pal and one in my other chanter, so hopefully we'll find a good one. Only going to have a couple weeks to play with them - off to the desert for another round. At least my instructor has agreed to take care of them while I'm gone. That wasn't a tough sell for some reason.

**Clan McKinnon** · 15th July 09, 03:20 PM

Congrats and good for you. Now play them and make them your own. Best wishes to you. I still look forward to the day when I get my own set. My kids each have their own, Hardie and McClellan, but not dad.

As I have said before, I just want, one day, to live the life my kids live now.