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In this photo, I'm curious to know how the maker "caps" off the top?
Is a round disc soldered onto the top?

Yes. Generally it's soldered on and then turned on lathe afterward to be flush with the tubing.

elbowmusic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:16 am Yes. Generally it's soldered on and then turned on lathe afterward to be flush with the tubing.

Thank you Nate.
Lovely pipes yer making there..


Cheers,
Rich

Thanks for the kind words, Rich.

ya know, I'm thinking maybe I'll revert to a wooden cap rather than fiddle with soldering..

Do makers do anything other than hemp to keep it tight?
Are epoxies or other glues used?

I've seen cork being used to make a seal between the chanter and top.

PJ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:19 am I've seen cork being used to make a seal between the chanter and top.

And just to clarify, I'm referring to this 'top':

Yeah! I'd be with PJ on this one, shove a cork in it.
RORY

No, I haven't seen cork on the top of the chanter top. I was referring to where the chanter top joins the chanter.

rorybbellows wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:13 am Yeah! I'd be with PJ on this one, shove a cork in it.
RORY

ahh I see that Rorybellows is still
gracing the site…