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Northumbrian Drone reeds
Brass drone reeds, very similar to mouth-organ reeds in size and material, but beating reeds as in a pipe-organ.- johnpipe108
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- Album: Northumbrian Small Pipes (NSP)
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Northumbrian Drone reeds
Brass drone reeds, very similar to mouth-organ reeds in size and material, but beating reeds as in a pipe-organ. A blank reed-body of .032 wall brass tubing is shown in the foreground.- johnpipe108
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- Album: Northumbrian Small Pipes (NSP)
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Northumbrian Drone repair
Two drones, the high 'g' and low 'G' were over-bored; I turned a 1/8 in OD, liner of cocobolo around a 3/32 in hole and pressed into the top. The larger drone is too long for such treatment, and the solution was to insert a 5/32 OD, .014-wall brass tube; this gives a bore slightly small, as it...- johnpipe108
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- Album: Northumbrian Small Pipes (NSP)
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A tiny bagpipe drone
Once I learned of turning between cone centers, I finally decided to start making a basic set of Northumbrian bagpipes -- small bagpipes from the north of England. I've made up the tenor drone, except for the end cap for the tuning part as I don't yet have the Ivory substitute wanted for that...- johnpipe108
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Uilleann Pipe Bass Drone end with soundbox
This is the tuning end of the UP bass drone; the soundbox was made from a brass napkin ring purchased in San Francisco's Chinatown.- johnpipe108
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- Album: Irish Uilleann Pipes -- Half-Set
