Established since 1970.
The Full Set consists of a bag, bellows, chanter, three drones and three regulators.The wood throughout is African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) except for the bellows cheeks which are in Irish Elm. Mountings are in brass and good quality imitation ivory.
The Half Set of pipes consists of a bag, bellows, chanter and three drones. The drone stock is supplied ready bored to fit two regulators ( tenor and baritone) and it is fitted with temporary blackwood stoppers for these to be added at a later date,
The Practice set of pipes consists of a bag, bellows and chanter. The quality of all parts is the same as in the full set as it is assumed that the player will add on drones and regulators at a later date to build up to a full set.
The Five keyed, block mounted flute is fully chromatic.
Flutes are made from African Blackwood.
I recommend the silver plated head and barrel assembly for export.
The silver plated head joints are available both for keyed and non keyed versions.
The basic flute is a simple system (6 hole key of D) three piece keyless flute. It incorporates a tuning slide and is suitable for Irish traditional music.
I can supply an ‘all wooden design’ or (the one I prefer) a sterling silver plated head joint/barrell assembly and ebonite embouchure plate. I developed this latter type many years ago as wooden heads and barrells lined with a metal tube were prone to cracking when exported to hotter climates.
