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Pipemaker Showcase
My intention with this section is to highlight upcoming quality pipemakers.
 Benson & Cornelius Uilleann Pipes - Ohio native Tim Benson became interested in the uilleann pipes as a teenager. Involvement with the Ulster Project at that time exposed him to recordings of traditional Irish music, and spawned the beginning of a life long relationship with the pipes. Some of his earliest influences came through recordings of the Chieftains and of Joe McKenna. After attaining a practice set of pipes made by Michael Brennan of East Lake, OH, Tim received introductory lessons from Michael Kilbane through the Academy of Irish Music in Cleveland, OH. He later received more advanced tuition from piper Kieran O'Hare, and attended influential workshops at Scoil Acla in 2002 with Ciaran O'Malley andRobbie Hannan. He began teaching uilleann pipes at the Riley School ofIrish Music in Cincinnati, OH while attending college at Xavier University.
For several years Tim enjoyed performing at a wide array of venues around the mid-west, both independently and with Irishtraditional groups Silver Arm and with the Cleveland-based Portersharks. He recorded albums with both groups, and appeared on The Road to Riley, a recording of Riley School faculty.
Driven by a desire to acquire a deeper understanding of the instrument, Tim devoted himself to making uilleann pipesafter settling in Western New York in December 2006. Consequently he has rediscovered the simplicity, beauty, and mystique of the instrument. He is joinedin this venture by his partner Stephanie Cornelius, a fiddle player and mechanical engineer from Western New York, who provides design & fabrication support, and makes hand-stitched bags and bellows. Together they work to produce sets of all configurations in their shop located 30miles east of Buffalo.
Tim primarily works with the traditional turnery woodsassociated with bagpipe making, such as ebony, the rosewoods, and boxwood. Brass andnickel silver are employed for the metal work. He has a great appreciation for pipes made by classic makers such as Leo Rowsome and the Taylor brothers, and has been influenced greatly through the invaluable guidance of a few modern masters.
Contact Info:
Tim Benson
2099 Phelps Road
Basom, NY 14013
(585) 300-9201
bensonandcorneliuspipes@gmail.com
Website: http://users.bandzoogle.com/bensonandcorneliuspipes/home.cfm
Samples of Tim & Steph's Work
Audio:  1 | 2
Video: YouTube Link »
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 Richard L. Patkós, Pogány, Hungary - I was tought to make pipes by the greatest pipe makers in Hungary, for example Pál Gadányi. In the beginning I was making central-european instruments. Since 2000 I have been making other types of bagpipes as well, but I'm specialised in Uilleann Pipes. I started to make Uilleann Pipes 3 years ago.
Contact Info:
Richard L. Patkós
Piper and Pipemaker
Orgona Street 4.
7666 Pogány
Hungary
uskvarf@hotmail.com
Website: uilleannhungary.uw.hu
Samples of Richárd's Work
Video: YouTube Link #1 » | Link #2 »
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 Uilleann Pipe Carvings
By woodworker and uilleann piper Gabriel McKeagney
Modeled after a Geoff Wooff C set, manufactured in solid walnut, and painted with a rich, warm-toned finish, these hand-carved uilleann pipe carvings are the perfect gift for the piper who has everything.
Dimensions:
Large carving = 23.5" x 9" x .75"
Small carving = 15.5" x 6" x .5"
Pricing:
Large carving = $250.00
Small carving = $175.00
+plus S&H (approx. $15 domestic)
Contact Eileen McKeagney with questions: emckeagney@cox.net
Payments accepted via PayPal
Website: http://www.architecturalfurnishings.com/
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Pipes For Sale
- Kirk Lynch D ½ Set - No Chanter - Great condition. Half set made by Kirk Lynch in 1991, sans chanter. Main stock is walnut with ebony drones. All metal parts are brass. It has served me well over the ten years I have had it. I won a gold medal in the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh here in the states and took a third in the All-Ireland senior piping competition with it the same year. I play trad music professionally and have used this set on stage and on tour with the likes of Eileen Ivers, Celtic Crossroads, Glen Road, Jamie Laval, Niamh Parsons, John Doyle, the Irish dance show Emerald Beat and on over a dozen recordings. However, I have a new full set coming very soon, so I must sadly part with my old friend in order to procure funds. This set has just been completely refurbished and cleaned up by master wooden flute maker and instrument restorer Jon C. All metal ferrules and parts have been thoroughly cleaned and polished, re-corked and many of the wooden parts rebuffed and refinished. A new blowpipe of very durable, thick black rubber was added which should last for many years. The bellows valve was replaced and completely new, very comfortable arm and waist pads covered with real black leather have been added to the bellows as well. There is no longer a leather flapper valve in the bag at the base of the blowpipe.
Instead I use a garden-hose quick-connect system to attach the bellows and blowpipes together, with a LittleMac highland pipe valve fitted into the male piece of the quick-connect. This makes the set very easy to take apart and connect and very efficient with no need to replace leather valves in the set (no annoying "groaning" noises from settling valves, either). The drones use Kirk's brass and plastic composite reeds and they sound great. I never used the baritone drone as I don't really care for the sound of all three drones going, but I will include all three reeds with the set. A few nicks and dings here and there, but I have had it for ten years and it is in as good of shape as ever.
Listed: 02/01/2010
Price: $1850 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Zac Leger at zacleger@gmail.com »
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- Martin Carrigan D ½ Set - Half Set of pipes for sale, made by Martin Carrigan of Kilkenny. Sale price €1,300 and case included. Chanter has 3 keys C, B flat and F natural. Martin's pipes are based on the wide bore Leo Rowsome sets and have a similar sound to the Leo Rowsome chanter. They play themselves, been played and just all tested by Eamonn Curran last week, great buy.
Based in Cavan Town, Ireland. Also have a Charles Roberts practice set for sale.
Listed: 01/22/2010
Price: €1,300 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Kavan Donohoe at cavanmusiclive@gmail.com Tel: 086-234-2270 »
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- Joe Kennedy C Chanter - It is about three years old and made of ebony, with brass and boxwood mounts. Also, it has a C and F key as well and comes with two reeds made by Joe. It is in overall great conditon and there are no issues playability wise. When I bought this chanter from Joe he informed me there was a small crack on the boxwood mount at the bottom (see pic) that he would replace for free. Since I was planning on completing this chanter with drones and regs, I just kept it. Anyway, I can have him replace it before sending this chanter to a buyer. Also, the buyer of this chanter can also have my place on his queue (about 1 1/2 to 2 years to go- his current wait I believe is about 6 yrs. now). The reason I'm selling this chanter is due to a cut back at work (I live in Michigan you know!).
Listed: 01/14/2010
Price: $1550 o.b.o. - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Steve Hill at rlhill1979@yahoo.com »
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- Stephen Vickers C Chanter - I'm selling a C chanter, made for me by Stephen Vickers 2 summers ago. It is made from brass and ebony. I got it for a project I was doing at the time but now I don't need it anymore and want to start a new project. It has two keys on it ( C, F). It was recently reeded by John Mitchell. It is in perfect condition and is playing very well at the moment. Sound files and photos available on request.
Listed: 12/29/2009
Price: €900 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Ryan Murphy at ryanmurph0506@hotmail.com »
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- Kirk Lynch D ½ Set - I'm selling my Kirk Lynch concert D half set...the chanter is about 7 years old, is fully-keyed with Fnat, Cnat, G# and Bflat keys in brass, and has a wood top with boxwood and silver-plated brass fittings and stop key. There are 3 chanter reeds by Kirk that are included, 2 of which are brand-new and the other is a little over a year old. The reeds are tuneable and fit into a brass sleeve seated in the chanter. The drones are about 11 years old, and have been recently re-reeded by Ted Anderson and sound AMAZING...the original brass/plastic reeds also sound great and are included. The bellows are by Michael Dow. They are in ebony with silver plated brass...the bass drone was overhauled last year and the top fittings were kept in brass, though they were originally silver and one of/if not the only silver set(s) Kirk has made. Kirk has told me that he would make regs for the set within the next couple of years if desired. I'm asking $5000, but offers will be considered...A new half set from Kirk is upwards of $4000, and considering the condition this set is in and what it cost to keep it upgraded and in great playing condition, I think it's fair. This set has served me well for the last 5 years, and needs to be played by someone who will appreciate it and how great it sounds as much as I have. I'm selling in order to finance a new full set. Here's a link to a vid of me playing it: Video 1 »
Listed: 12/18/2009
Price: Serious inquiries only - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Benjamin Jaber at mustbethedouble@gmail.com »
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- Hughes & McLeod Practice Set - I'm selling a Hughes and McLeod practice set in concert D, made in Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Please see my eBay listing at: EBAY This set was made some time in the 1990s, I believe. All parts of the set are in good, playable condition, showing normal cosmetic wear. Great tone, and plays easily and in tune across both octaves. This is an ideal set for a beginner or advancing piper who wants an authentic, serious instrument, not a cheap and frustrating knockoff made in Pakistan. The chanter is turned of blackwood, with brass fittings, brass head joint, and faux ivory trim rings. Stamped “HUGHES & McLEOD. DOWNPATRICK” - The one brass key on the chanter, the long C-natural, is block-mounted. The reed is brand new, custom-made and voiced by pipemaker Brad Angus. Bag is cowhide, covered with burgundy velvet, trimmed in gold fringe. Fittings are of turned blackwood and brass. The bag seems to be airtight, with no leaks. The bellows is stoutly made of heavy black cowhide. I was told it was actually made by the late Dave Williams, but there are no markings to confirm this. Bellows also seems to be airtight. Price: Opening bid is US$675.00, plus $25 for shipping via USPS. Additional photos are available. Feel free to email questions to me at markwmorris@hotmail.com
Listed: 12/14/2009
Price: Opening bid is US$675.00, plus $25 for shipping via USPS Currency Converter »
Contact: Mark Morris at markwmorris@hotmail.com »
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- Bouge/Guillemot Practice Set - Chanter Dominique BOUGE (Very good Tuning) - Bag made by Patrick Guillemot (Brittany) - Bellow and case.
Listed: 11/25/2009
Price: Offers Please - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Kevin Camus at kevin29450@hotmail.fr Tel: 0675385503 »
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- A. Froment D Chanter & D.Seery Full Set - Chanter is SOLD - Alain Froment D chanter. Stainless steel and ebony. Great condition but slight damage where the C key is fitted. Does not affect working of the key , as the block is lined with stainless steel. Selling for a friend who need to sell because he needs the money for house renovations. Offers please
Desi Seery fullset . Silver and Stainless steel. Bag needs to be re-tied . But all working well. Condition Good. Comes with Seery D Chanter. This set was used with the Froment chanter. Cillian O Brian bellows . Offers please.
Listed: 11/23/2009
Price: Offers Please - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Brendan Wade at Wademusic@eircom.net »
- Eugene Lambe D Full Set - Have played them for about 3 years now and they are in Good working condition, well played in and recently re-conditioned (minor works to drones and regs.) Chanter is playing well. All regulator keys have good spring and are very responsive. Drones are well balanced and sound great. Selling because I now have a new full set and don't have time or enough fingers to play 2 sets!!!!! Please call/email with any questions
Listed: 11/11/2009
Price: €2800 o.n.o. - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Daire Doolin at dairedoolin@gmail.com Tel: +1347 731 5137 »
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- Eamonn Curren D Chanter - Hi Pat, this is a couple of photos of the chanter im looking to sell, its also on, you tube, being played under Eamonn Curran Chanter For Sale. Eamonn made it for me in 2005 and I don't use it any more, I play an ebony chanter, so I have to sell up a lot of stuff.
Video is available on YouTube »
Listed: 11/04/2009
Price: €620 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Conor Day at conorday007@hotmail.com »
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- Gay McKeon's Bruce DuVé Full Set - Concert pitch set made by Bruce DuVe in 1980 for Gay McKeon with subsequent modifications to the regulators including the addition of tuning pistons and pins by Cillian O Briain. Entire set made of Ebony and Ivory with metal work mostly silver plated brass. Chanter has had f and c natural keys added. A new bag has recently been added and the bellows was made by Cilllian O Briain. The set has been used on a number of commercial recordings over a 20 year period including Irish Piping Tradition , The Drones and Chanter VolII also they can be viewed on the following You Tube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO68hUIpUdw
Listed: 10/12/2009
Price: €9,000 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Offers by email to Gay McKeon at mckeong@eircom.net or by phone at 00 353 1 8730093 »
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- Coyne Full Set in C
Alas, who knew that college tuition would become so expensive? Due to such things in general, the time has come to send the old Coyne set on its way.
I have had this set for many years and have played it on and off the whole time. It was originally brought over from Ireland by a priest who first went to the Northwest, where the set sat for a while in a violin shop display case, and then came to the Bay Area when the fellow was transferred here. The set wound up with a well-known family of Bay Area Irish musicians, who eventually determined that despite pipers in the family, none took to the Uilleann pipes. The set wound up with me.
A recent comparison with another Coyne set performed by our own Michael Hubbert, pretty well confirms that the drones and at least the tenor regulator are certainly Coyne. The baritone regulator is stamped W. Rousome, so not too much mystery there. The bass, well, no stamps or indications that Coyne did or did not make it.
The main stock is hollow and as can be seen from the photos, was, I think, at one time, left handed. It was changed over somewhere in the murky past.
The chanter top was made by myself to replace a completely un-original lump of brass tubing, and perhaps the ferrule under the chanter top mount as well. Other than that, it is as I got it.
The chanter has a decent reed in it, and plays pretty well, but not particularly easily, and the drones are reeded, but a mysterious air escape makes the set hard for me to drive with the drones on. I'm sure that with a little investigation the cause could be tracked down and rectified. The regulator reeds have, typically, over the years, been given to desperate pipers and never replaced.
Once again, the set is historic and lovely, and deserves to be restored and played. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or energy to devote to it, and higher education demands payment. I hope a suitable home for them can be found.
They live in an old case, and the drone stop valve is a coin dated 1850.
Listed: 10/02/2009
Price: Asking $12,500 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: John Pedersen at jrpedersen1@earthlink.net Tel: 415-456-0414 »
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- Nick Whitmer C ½ Set In blackwood and brass. Chanter has a 1 key (C) and extra reed. Condition: Excellent. Bag is nearly new. Bellows are airtight.
Issues: none.
Reason for sale; still too much stuff.
Listed: 09/28/2009
Price: $2200 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Scott Estes at bagpiperse@netzero.com for more info such as payment options, etc. »
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- Andreas Rogge D Chanter Boxwood concert pitch (D) chanter by Andreas Rogge. 4 keys + stopkey. Chater is in boxwood with natural horn mounts, metalwork is silver plated brass. Chanter is in as-new condition. Classic strident Rogge tone. Asking 1500 Euro. Offers will be considered. Feel free to contact with questions.
Listed: 09/17/2009
Price: €1500 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Rob Forkner at rob@metloef.com »
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- Joe Kennedy D Full Set Made around 2001. Chanter (stop key + 4 keys) made in 2004. Originally 3/4 set, upgraded in 2004 by Joe. Bag made by Rogge, long neck. Overhauled by Joe (2004) and Alain Froment (december 2007). I am asking €4600
Listed: 06/08/2009
Price: €4600 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Philippe Couka at ph.couka@free.fr »
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- Arie De Keizer D Full Set - Chanter NOT included! The set is made of palosanto, boxwood mounts and brass . Consists of three drones with the original reeds made by Arie De Keyzer, three Regulators (Bass,Baitone & tenor) with the original reeds made by Arie De Keyzer (needs a little bit of work because I never use the Regs!!sorry) The keys work perfectly and all the pads are new. The bellows and the bag(new) are made by the spanish pipemakers Arhpa. The bag have a green bag cover. Comes with a hard case.
The chanter is not included.
I'm selling only for economic reasons but I'm very happy with this set of pipes.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Listed: 01/26/2009
Price: €3,500 (Negotiable) - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: César Pastor at cesarpcastro@hotmail.com »
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- Perry-Wilkinson (1806) Violin - The fiddle is a Perry-Wilkinson, Dublin, dated 1806. It's in great condition and has recently been appraised for $9,000-$10,000. It has a lovely neck, which is original, and rosewood pegs. It's the fiddle I recorded my album "An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg" with, and has only gotten better with age. It's been described to me as a great baroque-style fiddle.
About Thomas Perry
Thomas Perry was a famous craftsman of violins and other musical instruments in Dublin from 1767-1827. Originally from Kilkenny, Perry was the greatest of all Irish violin makers and crafted many of Europe's finest violins during the 18th century. It is noted that the violin craftsman Richard Tobin of London studied under Thomas Perry in Dublin as a pupil. Perry Violins are of such high regard that they are often compared with other famous violins such as the Stradivarius. In 1820, Perry went in partnership with William Wilkinson in Dublin for roughly 10 to 15 years and the firm is noted as Perry & Wilkinson thereafter.
Listed: 01/13/2009
Price: $9,000-$10,000 - [buyer pays shipping and insurance] Currency Converter »
Contact: Kevin Crehan at allmail45@gmail.com »
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