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Practice Chanters
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Many pipers play their practice chanter more than they play their pipes. Yet all too often they accept a level of tuning and timbre with their practice chanter that they would never tolerate with their pipes. These practice chanters are selected with these factors in mind, as well as with covering the needs of all budgets and ages.
Below are practice chanters offered by the following makers:
John Walsh Bagpipes
David Naill & Co.
Dunbar Bagpipe Maker
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JOHN WALSH PRACTICE CHANTERS
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John Walsh honed his craft on his famous ‘Shuttle Pipes’ and mouthblown Scottish Smallpipes. His practice chanters – both delrin and blackwood – are among the best quality and value in the business. Once you become accustomed to the watertrap installed in every model you’ll never want to be without one.
LISTEN! Hear "The Seagull" played on a John Walsh Long polypenco practice chanter.
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JWPPC – Long polypenco with watertrap
This is my best-selling practice chanter. All plastic, it’s bright, perfectly in tune, has long finger spacing and a watertrap and is eminently affordable. This is a great starter model before you move on to blackwood.
Cdn $115
Available from shopping cart below.
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JWPRPC – Regular length polypenco with watertrap
This is the same chanter as above, but is a traditional design: a short chanter with short finger spacing, the way all practice chanters were prior to the 1970s. Some people like to buy these for younger children and then graduate up to the longer version once they grow.
Cdn $95
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JWPCPC – Child’s polypenco practice chanter
For the very young piping enthusiast – children in the 6-9 age group – here is a specially sized chanter, but with all the advantages of the above models. Unfortunately, the chanter top is too small to accomodate a watertrap.
Cdn $85
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JWABPCIS & JWABPCBS – Blackwood long practice chanter with watertrap
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Imitation ivory sole |
Blackwood sole |
This is one of my favourite models. The entire chanter is blackwood, but the top has a polypenco insert. It will never crack, because moisture never touches the blackwood. It has either an imitation ivory or a blackwood sole, and plain, beaded nickel ferrule, and John’s clever watertrap. This is one of the best and most affordable blackwood chanters on the market today.
The blackwood sole is more resilient than the imitation ivory, and some people find the smaller diameter easier to play when the chanter end is resting on a table.
Cdn $240
Available from shopping cart below.
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DAVID NAILL PRACTICE CHANTERS
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In the 1970s ‘long’ practice chanters – practice chanters featuring the same hole spacing as the pipe chanter – were coming strongly into vogue. Naill began making a long blackwood chanter that dominated the market among discerning players for both their tone and their stylish appearance. Today, Naill practice chanters are still among the most tuneful, elegant and prized chanters on the piping scene. All practice chanters come with a blackwood bottom, and a blackwood top fitted with a poly insert to prevent cracking. Each comes with a watertrap and a John Walsh practice chanter reed. |
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NBPC - Long Blackwood, poly-lined blackwood top, with watertrap
Naill Long African Blackwood Practice Chanter, with poly-lined blackwood top, imitation ivory sole and nickel ferrule, and a watertrap
Cdn $295
Available from shopping cart below.
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NSBPC
- Standard Blackwood with watertrap
Naill Standard-sized practice chanter, African Blackwood bottom, poly top, nickel ferrule and imitation ivory sole, and a watertrap.
Cdn $225
Available from shopping cart below.
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NPSPC - Long Blackwood with watertrap
Naill Long Plain Sterling Silver mounted Practice Chanter, all blackwood with poly insert in the top, plain Sterling silver ferrule and sole, and a watertrap.
Cdn $925, subject to change
Special order; please call or email.
NSEPC - Standard Blackwood with watertrap
Naill Standard Engraved Silver Practice Chanter, all blackwood with hand-engraved silver ferrule, sole, mouthpiece ball and shield, and a watertrap. For silver patterns, click here.
Cdn $1595, subject to change
Special order; please call or email.
NLEPC - Long Blackwood with watertrap
Nail Long Engraved Silver Practice Chanter, all blackwood with poly insert in top, with hand-engraved silver ferrule, sole, and a watertrap. For silver patterns,click here.
Cdn $1150, subject to change
Special order; please call or email.
NLEPCS - Long Blackwood with watertrap
Nail Long Engraved Silver Practice Chanter, all blackwood with poly insert in top, with hand-engraved silver ferrule, sole, mouthpiece ball and shield, and a watertrap. For silver patterns,click here.
Cdn $1950, subject to change
Special order; please call or email.
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Dunbar Bagpipes offer a blackwood chanter with great aesthetic appeal, resonance and resilience. The bottom is thick blackwood with great lines and a full sound that shakes your hands. The top is also blackwood with a delrin insert and a watertrap. It comes with several mount options.
LISTEN! Hear "Castle Dangerous" played on a Dunbar blackwood practice chanter.
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ABPC2 - Stainless steel ferrule, imitation ivory sole with watertrap
Solid and heavy, with a plain, beaded stainless steel ferrule and imitation ivory sole, this chanter feels and sounds like much more than a ‘practice’ instrument. The top is blackwood, but with a crackproof delin insert to protect the wood from moisture. It comes with a watertrap.
Cdn $260
Available from shopping cart below.
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ABPC2a - Full Stainless Steel
with watertrap
Take the chanter above and add a stainless steel sole: a full stainless steel mounted practice chanter that is attractive and rugged. Includes the delrin insert in the blowpipe and it comes with a watertrap.
Cdn $260
Available from shopping cart below.
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ABPC2b - Full engraved stainless steel with watertrap
The chanter has a machine engraved stainless steel sole and ferrule, with engraving in Celtic or Victorian design. Click here to see Dunbar metal patterns. It includes the crackproof delrin insert in the blackwood top, and a watertrap.
Cdn $295
Special order; please call or email.
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ABPC2c - Full engraved silver with watertrap
This is as beautiful and vibrant a practice chanter as you’ll find anywhere. The top is the usual delrin-lined blackwood, the bottom is blackwood, and instrument is adorned with an engraved Sterling silver sole, beaded ferrule and shield. It’s available in Celtic (Runic), Victorian, Thistle or Zoomorphic. To see these Dunbar silver patterns, click here.
Cdn $725
Special order; please call or email.
Most of the above practice chanters can be ordered using the shopping cart below:
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Long polypenco chanter with watertrap, hole spacing the same as the pipe chanter. Cdn. $115.
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Polypenco practice chanter with regular (small) spacing between the holes. Top is equipped with a watertrap. Cdn. $95.
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Long blackwood bottom with imitation ivory sole, blackwood top with crackproof delrin insert, watertrap and nickel ferrule. Cdn $240.
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Long blackwood bottom with blackwood sole, blackwood top with crackproof delrin insert, watertrap and nickel ferrule. Cdn $240.
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John Walsh Child's polypenco practice chanter for small children. Cdn. $85.
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Naill blackwood practice chanter, regular finger spacing, imitation ivory sole, nickel ferrule and a watertrap. Cdn $225
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Naill Long practice chanter, African Blackwood bottom, poly-lined blackwood top, nickel ferrule and imitation ivory sole., and a watertrap. Cdn $295
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African blackwood long bottom, blackwood top with crackproof delrin insert, plain stainless steel ferrule and sole. Cdn. $260.
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African blackwood long bottom, blackwood top with crackproof delrin insert, plain stainless steel ferrule and imitation ivory sole. Cdn. $260.
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This starter package includes a superb John Walsh Long Polypenco Practice Chanter, The National Piping Centre's "Highland Bagpipe Tutor," and Jim McGillivray's "Rhythmic Fingerwork." Cdn $195 (save $9).
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This starter package includes a superb John Walsh Long Blackwood Practice Chanter, The National Piping Centre's "Highland Bagpipe Tutor," and Jim McGillivray's "Rhythmic Fingerwork." Cdn $315 (save $18).
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