My understanding is the 'Fettle' is a term used in the casting room of foundrys. Having openend the cast, and the piece extracted, the metal 'leakage' at the join of the moulds has to be removed. That is to fettle the cast.
It is use ubiquitously to mean repair or mend just about anything, in the North East UK, and has nothing to do with fiddle. It does not imply altering anything, but to bring it back to its original state.
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Well, 'fettle' certainly came over the pond with my Grandfather's family. They hailed from York, and filtered down from Newfoundland to the great state of Maine. He was notorious in our family for his 'DownEasterisms'. When he felt particularly good, he would announce to all and sundry that he was "Feeling in fine fettle!". 
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The d chanter is a Morris...I have one which I have loaned to my friend (yes I do have one).It plays just fine (my one).... 
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Made an enquiry about the seller from an NSP/UP maker I know and this is his replyBigDavy wrote:
the fettling set is back
"Colin Ross and Dave Burleigh use the word with particular reference to fettling NSPs, and I assume this is where the seller picked it up - anything pipewise he picks up seems to need some fettling afterwards!
He is more a dealer than a piper and buys 'for himself' only to sell on and had a website called http://www.classicbagpipes.co.uk selling mostly GHBs which now seems defunct"
He is known for ruining reeds so I would guess this is all that needs 'fettling'
Probably will not go for it as the 'natural mounts' may cause travelling difficulties
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Describes 99% of eBay users.Elmek wrote:... buys 'for himself' only to sell on ...
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to wit be ye referring as twood only be libel if it twer untrue and the maker I was in touch with has had furst hand experience of the sellerLibel
I have removed the name and replaced it with 'The Seller'
For your information his name has cropped up on other forums with similar postings concerning his doing this to a well known NSP maker
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Ye did the wise thing to remove the name. The libel laws in this country are open to all sorts of skullduggery.I wouldna want tae argue with a good libel lawyer and I am sure ye wouldna want to either.Quite apart frae involving the moderators in this as they could be held liable for the printing of the defamation be it troo or not,why are ye bothered if ye don't want to buy.Na don't answer its none o my business.Ciao
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