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"Where is the inlet on the bellows? I just see a metal plate where the inlet would normally be. " The wood on the back of the bellows is specially shaped to fit around the body. Therefore, it is thick at both ends, with a semi-circular curve making it thinner in the middle on the body side...

"Where is the inlet on the bellows? I just see a metal plate where the inlet would normally be. " The wood on the back of the bellows is specially shaped to fit around the body. Therefore, it is thick at both ends, with a semi-circular curve making it thinner in the middle on the body side...

Well.. as promised.. theis "G" set was made by Ian Corrigan of Deerness pipes in African blackwood, hawthorn, elm and silver. They weigh about three times as much as my Scottish smallpipes! Love the drone stops... very useful, as I couldn't reach the end of the low G drone to plug it anywa...

Hi Mukade, Sounds like you're not living in Durham right now? One of my pattern-makers lives in Co. Durham. We visit from Shropshire so I know the area pretty well. I almost got a set of Garvies but Ian made me an offer I couldn't resist :^) My Lauriebeck smallpipes are a sweet instrument. The chant...

Hi There, Many thanks for your helpful reply. We just spent two weeks in Northern Arkansas..and we passed through Batesville. What a very lucky chap you are to have that fabulous place on your doorstep. We loved Mountain View and Eureka Springs. The Buffalo was spectacular..best canoeing trip I've e...

Hi Folks, This is my first post here, and there is SOOOoo much good stuff on this board that hubby aint getting dinner tonight :^) I have played highland pipes for a number of years, but along with a diagnosis of MS came a serious reduction in "wind" capacity, so for the past year or so I ...