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This has appeared on the new DS website - how has something this unusual escaped everyones attention for so long. Well done Davy for searching this out and sharing your photos with us.

You mention the chanter is missing - has it been stolen

Are you certain it is a bagpipe and not a disguised enigma machine - definately some morse code type keys there.

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Post by Davy Stephenson »

John

The set is part of the Bowes collection in Durham, Chris Bayley told me about this one, so Makoto and I went to view her.

The chanter was somewhere else in the museum, we do have pictures of it though, looks a little like a Coyne, I will try and find it and post a picture.

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What in the Sam Hill!? :boggle: :boggle:

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It's a hybrid set made by Underwood and Gattling. :D

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does one push a button to make a note or do you release a button to sound it? :-?
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What tommykleen said!
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Looks like something Dr. Seuss would have thought up.
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You didn't post all the pics - trying to spare bandwith, or our senses? Pressed for time, maybe?

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Yikes, what a yoke. Northumbrian Union Bechonette. Think it'd leak?

And what does the 10 pound note do?
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Come on Kevin. If the combined length of the bores frustrates the power of your snort and the coke disappears, you just shake it out and use the tenner.
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Looks like someone tried to cross Northumbrian small pipes with uilleann pipes. :o

Does this count as Genetically Modified? :-?

WHO IS THE MAKER???
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Post by Gabriel »

Hah, that thing looks great. Must be great fun (?!?!) to bring it back into playing condition. :lol:
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So is this the new deluxe set that B.M. (nothin' like a good b.m.) Angus is making for you, Kevin?...or maybe the next one?
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Post by lordofthestrings »

Facinating to say the least!!

But can anyone give some real information about this set? Mainly who made it, when it was made, what exactly IS it (uilleann, northumbrian, french abomination, etc.), and what the two vestigial 'regs' are? I am intrigued (as usual :wink: )

And Davy, when will you be taking orders for this configuration? :P
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man...looks chromatic, whatever it is.
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That was some serious absinthe!
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