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In addition to Elmek’s question on the ‘Ebay thread’ have received a number of questions via email from forum members about the barrel set that is currently up for sale concerning how it works. Basically it is normal set of drones and regulators with the bores arranged to suit in a single piece of w...

Following Mike Hulme's posting on the ebay thread here are a few photos of the MacGregor style Barrel set that was back recently for some new reeds and a general overhaul http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/ChristopherBayley/barrel-001.jpg http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/ChristopherBay...

If you look carefully at the regulator keys you can see that the large plate touches have been riveted to the normal keys (two rivets at the top end of the keys) and are probably a retro fit as they do not look neat enough for the Taylors work The Tenor and Baritone regulators plus the bass drone ap...

Will answer this on a separate thread rather than clog up the ever increasing 'Ebay items' one. Full set of photographs including ones showing the reeds will go to the pictures of your pipes thread.

There was a patent for drone reeds using vulcanite early in the 1900's - details on Andrew Lenz's site

Chris

Has Bamboo ever been used for drone or chanter reeds? Yes - an NSP maker used it for his drone reeds. It was drilled it out to get the walls thin and then split like a cane reed but they were not very good requiring a lot of pressure. Small diameter cane has always been quite hard to get in my expe...

I also remember seeing pictures of a set with a really long reg with 7-8 notes in the Morpeth museum I think It is inded in the Morpeth Museum and has 8 Keys covering C# down to D http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/gallery/img/union-8key-1.gif http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/gallery/img/union-8key-2.gif O...

Qwop Maguire's uilleann harp

Hi Thomas

Would this be the set dug up in a field near Drogheda around 1917?

Chris

Bag dressings can be dodgy and cause more problems than they cure

Best advice is to contact Jon and see what he advises - have emailed you his contact details

Chris

Nothing concrete yet Mr Gumby but.......

http://www.ayrshirebagpipes.co.uk/bagpipes-c-12.html

Hi Wyatt See I am on the list so better reply :) Best advice I can give is get yourself along to a pipers gathering, club or tional and see and hear sets by different makers and form an opinion from this. Sound clips on U Tube and websites are all very well but live is best and you will in a better ...

Earliest illustration I know of for a shuttle drone is Praetorius in Syntagma Musicum c1620 where he describes it and says it emanates from France. The principle of putting several bores through a single piece of wood to give a low pitch within a shorter length was already well established in renais...

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Chris

Check your pm's

From a unknown make of reed in a Leo Rowsome chanter Staple had a slight taper towards head. Head was tapered and tip had corners clipped Overall length 82mm Wrapping length 58mm Staple length (approx) 52mm Staple ID at bottom End 4.8mm Head (tapered) 24mm Scrape "U" shape 21mm Width at to...