northumbrian

  1. Northumbrian Drone reeds

    Northumbrian Drone reeds

    Brass drone reeds, very similar to mouth-organ reeds in size and material, but beating reeds as in a pipe-organ.
  2. Northumbrian Drone reeds

    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.
  3. Northumbrian Drone repair

    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...
  4. johnpipe108

    Northumbrian Bagpipe update 2

    I have been fortunate; McMaster-Carr carries the odd size of brass tubing at 1-3/8 inches (this size is used on the overflow drains on old claw-foot tubs; perhaps that's why it is still available), and only $15.20 (plus S&H) for a one-foot length. I stuffed and re-drilled the stock holes at a...
  5. Northumbrian drones standing

    Northumbrian drones standing

    Drones standing in main-stock. An error in the original drawing puts the drones too close together, and a new stock design will be necessary.
  6. Northumbrian drone

    Northumbrian drone

    Baritone drone top with mammoth ivory chip attached. Cracks resulted in a much smaller finished diameter.
  7. johnpipe108

    Northumbrian bagpipe update

    My original thread has been closed, so I've opened a new one. Since I've retrieved my band-saw and drill press I've been able to return to work on the bagpipe project. I mounted a piece of mammoth ivory to the chanter, though I made errors on selection when I made the bass drone and switched...
  8. Northumbrian small-pipes mainstock

    Northumbrian small-pipes mainstock

    Hollow stock shown from mouth; 15-degree undercut in mouth for NOVA chuck.
  9. Nortumbrian small-pipes mainstock

    Nortumbrian small-pipes mainstock

    stock is hollow and supports 3 drones.
  10. Northumrian Small Pipe Chanter, drilling finger holes

    Northumrian Small Pipe Chanter, drilling finger holes

    Finger holes marked with dial caliper, drilling with brad-point bit. Backing inserted in bore is bamboo skewer wrapped in paper to a snug but sliding fit to prevent breakout.
  11. johnpipe108

    Northumbrian Bagpipe Project - WIP

    I've returned to my English Northumbrian Small Pipes project, after putting it aside more than a year ago. First, a view of the "workshop" while working on the project: Here's the state of the project as of a few days ago: And here's the pipe-chanter after boring and partly...
  12. Northumbrian bagpipe - stocks, blowpipe, tenor and bass drones

    Northumbrian bagpipe - stocks, blowpipe, tenor and bass drones

    Feb 2010, and I've restarted the project.

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