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what's that thing that extends from the bottom of the chanter? It appears to be an extension for the low C to turn it into a sort of Pastoral pipe. Ghost D would need retuning to give a true D Note the slot at the end near the brass mount. Doesn't look like the brass mount is long enough to slide t...

i'm trying to attach the section of brass tubing to the wooden part of the drone when i try using hemp it gets pushed up when i try to attach the brass bit maybe i should try cotton or glue? You do not mention which particular ferule so will hazard a guess it is a long one on the drone sliding sect...

Have the following items for sale: Practice set : Chanter with c' key blocked for additional 5 keys (Eb,F,G#,Bb and d') in Ebony, Nickel Silver and Imitation Ivory http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/ChristopherBayley/Practice-set.jpg Drone/Half Set (Barrel style) : Chanter with c' key blocked ...

Those mounts look like they could be casein - see http://www.scrimshaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Casein-pic-by-John-Berkely.jpg as an example of rod form. M No the mounts shown are not Casein (Milk Protein based) and are Cellulose Acetate sometimes known as Rhodoid. For a description of a numb...

Apparently he has tried to do so but Ebay are a law to themselves

Under Scottish Pipes http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-Of-Vintage-Bagpipes-Cased-Scottish-/121872880004?hash=item1c60309184:g:QtUAAOSwCypWonIs A full set of pipes for only 500 quid! Someone will get a smashing deal. Just had it confirmed from the true owner that they are a stolen set of pipes that have...

Under Scottish Pipes http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-Of-Vintag ... SwCypWonIs

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/ChristopherBayley/loggedin.jpg As you can see am logged in and it still does not want me to see the content to which I am entitled as a FULL member - however the cure is to log out and then log in again once or twice. A bit of bad code somewhere - have infor...

Photos of a Patsy Brown chanter here http://pipers.ie/source/gallery/?galleryId=119 - tone holes look to be normal size. Flute keys on open front holes and normal Taylor style on rear. Thanks for the link but thumbnails only. The tyranny of membership strikes again Membership doesn't come into it a...

Photos of a Patsy Brown chanter here http://pipers.ie/source/gallery/?galleryId=119 - tone holes look to be normal size. Flute keys on open front holes and normal Taylor style on rear. Have been informed that Patsy suffered from arthritis and could not close the tone holes properly hence the switch ...

Did AF every use elephant ivory? I know most of his concert sets have artificial ivory and I think some of his flat sets have mammoth ivory. Considering the recent changes in US law, it would be an important consideration when buying pipes from ANY maker. Yes, he did use elephant ivory on a few set...

Some stock holes are tapered, others straight bore. I personally prefer tapered as I found you don't have to be as precise with the wrapping on the chanter. A slight taper widening towards the end of the stock is best as it allows for wood shrinkage and have come across this on several historical s...

Horniman museum is close to where I live and was trying to get my hands on the instrument to measure it. The Curator, Jean Jenkins, made it clear that no one was allowed near it as it was old, fragile and incomplete and in any case would be of no use as it was an out of date pattern and would not be...

Try slipping them under your coat when no one's looking RORY Its simpler than that - hide until closing time and all the staff have gone home then collect the desired instruments and then you only have to break out. This was apparently how the Harrington and OT Turned Reid NSP's were stolen from th...

There's a description of a double chanter, cylindrical bore, Northumbrian design I think, where the top hand holes were left off on one of the bores, meaning the other bore was intended as a harmony chanter. This chanter is fully described by James Talbot complete with dimensions that he saw on his...