Dear David,
It is not that I am too busy to make reeds fro you it is just that I do not
make reeds for other makers sets especially if they are still alive. I had to
call a moritorium on reeding Burleigh pipes some years ago now because of the
demand on my own reedmaking and pipemaking activities. Each pipemaker should
have the responsibilty to supply reeds to their own make sets as I do for my
own whether they were bought directly from me or not.
My own reedmaking booklet was an attempt to help the reed situation to
encourage folk to attempt to make their own reeds and I think that pipers need
to at least try to make their own reeds as the situation is not getting any
better as we all get older.
Colin Ross
-Original Message-
From: DAVID KORALYNN BOISVERT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:17
Subject: [NSP] reeds
Greetings,
For some odd reason I've had the most difficult time getting ahold of reeds for
my NSP's. Mr. Burleigh, Mr. Ross, the Evans family have all informed me they
are
far too busy to make reeds right now. I tried emailing Ms. Say a few times but
there has been no reply. Is there anyone else capable of and/or willing to make
some reeds for my 2 sets? I have 2 Burleigh 14 key sets that are in bad need
of
chanter and drone reeds. I've been suffering from traumatic hand injuries this
last year and a half and cannot strain my hands making them myself. Any help
that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated!
All the best,
David
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