Chanters and Options -- Flat Chanters and Apartment Chanters Now Available
18 November 2009

Chanters, reeds, other parts expect to ship in the specified time after the date we receive your order. They don't wait for the longer set-and-drones queue. We are working to reduce the 5 week chanter wait even more.

Fully traditional taper chanters are at long last nearing production; sound available.

Item Description Price Shipping 
(usa)
Wait 
Time
Original Penny- 
Chanter 
Finished
Stabilized natural cane reed and windcap included, no keys. Concert D Penny-Chanters and reeds shipped to any climate. Brass windcap included. Also now available in Concert (wide bore) style C# and C, as well as a quieter "Apartment Chanter" in D. These chanters are slightly costlier because of the smaller production quantities. $170.oo $17.oo 5 wks
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Black Plastic
Exterior Upgrade
More traditional-looking black Delrin plastic exterior for the otherwise identical original Penny-Chanters described above. Not available as kit. Click here for more details Add 
$35.oo
No extra No extra
Original 
Chanter Kit 
Top & Bottom
All parts for complete Concert D Penny-Chanter and windcap, with assembly instruction sheet, finished reed, plain no-key chanter. Drill press required for finger-hole drilling. 
Click Here for more complete description. Also now available in Concert style C# and C, and in the quieter "Apartment Chanter."
$110.oo $17.oo 4 wks 
Original  
Chanter Kit 
Bottom Only
All parts for complete chanter but not windcap, with assembly instruction sheet, finished reed, plain no-key chanter. Drill press required for finger-hole drilling. $85.oo $17.oo 4 wks
Any Chanter 
Bottom Only 
Finished
Only the working bottom half with reed; no keys. Deduct 
$45
.
$15.oo 5 wks
Any Chanter, 
no reed
Any chanter or chanter bottom without reed. Deduct 
$40
. 1 wk
LESS
. . . . .
High C Key 
Installed
Brass key mounted. The C natural (the minor 7th) cannot be cross-fingered in the 2nd octave, hence the key. It is a somewhat rare note in Irish music, so many learners omit it from practice sets or first chanters. Add 
$46.oo
No extra .
High C Key 
Kit Only
Brass key, thumb pad flared, spring attached, mounting bracket cut and drilled, leather tonehole pad and brass screws included; with installation notes. Specialty drill bit and tap for the mounting screws extra, see below. Add 
$30.oo
No extra .
Chromatic
Keys
 
Installed
Not needed for most traditional dance tunes, so many learners do not purchase. Brass key(s) mounted for chromatic or "accidental" notes. F-natural, G# and B-flat available. Click Here for more complete details on chromatic keys. Add 
$46.oo
each.
No extra 1 wk
extra
Chromatic
Keys

Kit Only
For outfitting your existing Penny-Chanter or for chanter kits and set Advanced Kits.
Click Here for more complete details on chromatic keys. Target wait time is 1 week; will add 1 week if included with an order for a chanter or set. Shipping with other items, add nothing for 1-2 keys, only $2.oo for 3-4 (including high C key). Specialty drill bit and tap for the mounting screws extra, see below.
$30.oo
each
key.
$9 when
ordered alone
1-4 keys.
1 wk
alone,
1 extra
wk w/
chanter
Key Mount 
Drill / Tap
For key kits only, special drill bit (#55) and thread tap (0-80) needed for the mounting screws on all keys. Not needed for installed keys. If ordering with other items, no extra shipping cost. $10.oo $9 when
ordered alone
1 wk
no extra
w/ chan
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Spare  CONCERT
Staples
Finished metal tapered tubes onto which reed blades are tied. Made from traditional rolled sheet metal cones in .015" thick brass as chanter was originally tuned with. For Concert D, C# and C Penny-Chanters, not Apartment Chanter. $12.oo $9.oo for 
10 or fewer
1 Wk
Spare  Apartment
Chanter Staples
Finished straight brass 3/16" o.d. tubes onto which reed blades are tied. Not for Concert D, C# and C Penny-Chanters, only for Apartment Chanter. $7.oo $9.oo for 
10 or fewer
1 Wk
Flat Pitch
Concert C/C#
Penny-
Chanters
All the same options as with Concert D Penny- Chanter: black exterior option, high C key option, etc. Concert C and C# available, both use the identical standard Concert D Penny-Chanter reed. Click here for more information. These chanters are slightly costlier than the Concert D because of the smaller production quantities. Sound sample of C Set ready for customer, recorded 2 meters back, indoors. $185 $17.oo 5 Wks
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Apartment
Penny-
Chanter
A subdued-loudness chanter of performance-caliber response and the classic Concert D tonality, but quieter. It's set up for a closed-down reed built on common hobby tube staple, has smaller toneholes and a reduced bore taper. Available with all chanter, reed and windcap options including High C key, but no Chromatic Keys. More details here! These chanters are slightly costlier than the Concert D because of the smaller production quantities. $185 $17.oo 5 Wks
Fully Traditional
Tapered Bore
Chanters
September 2009: Fully traditional tapered-bore wood and Delrin plastic Concert D Chanter. Not yet for sale but a performance-strength prototype that was playing with drones has re-appeared from boxes after our house move, and it's back in final design prototyping being fine-tuned to play with the existing Penny-Chanter reeds. CLICK HERE for sound sample of prototype with drones. CLICK HERE for status, information page. Budget
and
moderate
prices.
. Not
Sure
Yet
. . . . .
Scottish 
Smallpipe 
Windcap
Special replacement windcap 3/4" o.d. to plug into smallpipe bag. The smaller air supply inlet tube and the solid windcap top are omitted so it's less expensive to make. A seat is turned for string or hemp wrapping to fit into the smallpipe.
Click here for photo. Brass top enlarged above, installed onto chanter below.
Deduct 
$25.oo
 
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Chanter Wind- 
cap Kit
Brass cap, top seal/mount, air supply pieces cut. Soldering required. $23.oo $10.oo 1 Wk
Chanter Wind-
cap Finished
Standard uilleann pipe chanter cap 3/4" o.d. brass body, 5/8" i.d, air supply tube 3/8" o.d. (narrower 5/16" OD by request, no extra charge). $46.oo $10.oo 2 Wks

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