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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:22 pm
by Steve Pribyl
From Tim Britton's web site:
"Mountings are simply an extension of the wood of the pipe."
http://www.skep.com/britton/
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:23 pm
by glands
It is a lovely appearing chanter. BK does a fine job. The bore and reed will be state-of-the-art. I called it a student chanter as it is identical in "appearance" to the chanters that Benedict makes to go along with his practice sets I've seen. I do not proclaim to know what Benedict thinks or whether he considers this to be a student or otherwise model. Make no inferences.
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:10 pm
by wolvy
I find a simple elegance to the integral mounts that BK put on this chanter. I love it, and I suppose it is much lighter in the hands as well. I am not too fond of heavy chanters. 'Cuz I am just a lazy boy.
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:31 pm
by tommykleen
Sorry to wax botanical, but would this wood be Carpinus caroliniana or Ostrya virginiana? or other?
Nerdily,
t
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:46 am
by DMQuinn
BK turns most of the chanters he makes with integral "mounts," such as the ones on this chanter. The design is indeed an homage to Leo Rowsome, who turned out lots of chanters similarly decorated. It is easy enough to put on decorative turnings of another material at some later time, if the owner desires, but the idea behind doing it this way is to keep things simple and affordable.
As has been pointed out already, the bore and the reed are what's important. I had this chanter in my shop the week BK was in East Durham, and it's a fine sounding instrument, for sure. I don't know what species the ironwood is, and can only say that it is something BK harvested on his own land many years ago.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:53 am
by Paul Reid
chanter auction on Ebay
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:51 am
by vanfleet
Can I offer some suggestions for listing items on Ebay? If you really want to get the best possible sale price on the benefit items for Jerry O'Sullivan, you need to do a little more work!
For example, a search for "uilleann" on Ebay does not retrieve the ironwood chanter at all. You need to put that word in the title of the auction, and in the description. Sure, everyone reading the chiff board knows all about it, but there are probably dozens of potential buyers who do not.
Making sure that *all* the listings for Jerry's benefit have his name in the description would be a really good idea, so folks can search them out and see one list of the available items. Making it clear that these items are for a benefit auction is probably also a good idea.
Pictures of the item being sold are absolutely, positively essential!! If you can post the pics to the chiff board, you should be able to upload them to Ebay. The link is nice, if you think potential buyers would benefit from reading the discussion on the chiff board, but that requires bidders to click through and leave the Ebay listing, then scan down the thread.
Hope these comments are taken as intended, I'm as eager as anyone to see the auction do spectacularly well, and really provide the maximum "benefit."
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:55 am
by Jim McGuire
Pictures with an auction are essential for success.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:54 pm
by piperdoc
whoever guessed 1650, dont look now. legal or not, this auction is off and running. i predict 3000. btw, see the thread on the flute board for other stuff being auctioned for the same good cause. none of it is up yet as i understand.
meir
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:54 pm
by piperdoc
whoever guessed 1650, dont look now. legal or not, this auction is off and running. i predict 3000. btw, see the thread on the flute board for other stuff being auctioned for the same good cause. none of it is up yet as i understand.
meir
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:35 pm
by Lorenzo
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:50 pm
by piperdoc
look again lorenzo. since its for a good cause i have no problem playing chicken with it. my wild guess is that a bid is already in fo 2600.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:57 pm
by Lorenzo
Hoy Shmoly! $2,175. 17 bids (13 bids last time I looked), and only 4 bidders! 5d 4hr left to go.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:53 am
by elbogo
And not only that, the top 2 bidders are on this forum, so they do know exactly what they're bidding on.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:13 am
by Paul Reid
I'll sweeten this a little. I have nothing formal to do with theis auction, but I did take the pix and video (It was simply opportune that I happened to be there), and I would be proud to give a copy of the video clip - on DVD to the winner. Just let me know by email or PM on this board.
Cheers,
PR
