Chesney ABW Mk4 chanter for sale. No carving. This is an interesting chanter. I had it made for me in early 2025 and I waited eight months from time of order to receiving the chanter. I understand Chesney is quite busy – no complaints there – it just took a while to receive.
The chanter has a lot going for it: the finger spacing is perfect for someone with medium hands, the holes feel great on the fingers (similar to the new MacRae chanter) and the width of the chanter where your thumb goes is on the narrow side, so you have great agility with this chanter. Reed seat is threaded for precise tuning, which, btw, is a breeze to do. I’ve never had a chanter easier to set up than this one. Look at the tape on the chanter to see how easy it was to tune. The sound was very full and sweet. I really loved the sound.
The issue with this chanter is it sets up a 485 hz in North America in a basement. So you know it pitches at 490 on the field. This is a bit too high pitch for me. However, it’s a really lovely sounding chanter getting zero play time in my rotation. In total I played it for about a month, and you can see from the images the red color is still there.
This chanter is ideal for someone living in a cool climate (Pacific Northwest, Ireland, Scotland?). If It doesn’t sell before June, I’m taking it with me to Skye for a piping school and I can ship it to UK/Euro purchasers while I’m over there.
For US Buyers, PayPal (Freinds & Family), Venmo, or Zelle. For UK/Euro – just email me and we’ll make an arrangment.
