MISCELLANY

All the bits that didn't fit anywhere else, mostly links to other bagpipe people and places. More material is always welcome, provided it has some relevance to Northumbrian pipes and piping

Factual

Scottish smallpipe makers.

This is a partial list, culled from mailing lists, newsgroups, adverts etc. with contact details where available - no prices or descriptions are given. Some of these also make Border pipes, other pipes, and indeed other instruments. They are in no particular order.

UK

D.Naill (further info from http://www.sol.co.uk/w/whistlebinkies/pipes/robwal.htm) amongst other places
Hamish Moore Fungarth Steading, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0ES, Scotland (Phone/fax: 01350 728838)
Herriot and Allan
Nigel Richard
Dave Shaw 2 Shafto Cottages, Craghead, Stanley, Durham DH9 6DW UK (Phone:01207 231474)
Julian Goodacre 4 Elcho Street, Peebles, Scotland EH45 8LQ (Phone:01721 722539)
Barry Say
John Rutzen, Sunshine Cottage, Kirkton Road, Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH10 7DZ (Phone:01250 873 3831)
Colin Ross
Richard Evans
Philip Gruar
Ray Sloan
Alistair Gray; 29, Harfield Rd., Sunbury on Thames, Middx, TW16 5PT, England
John Burke
John Reid
Jon Swayne, 1 Gilberts Corner, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8RB

js@swayne.demon.co.uk

USA

Michael A Dow, 29 Pudding Lane, York, Maine 013909 (Phone:207-363 7924)
Mark Cushing, Cushing Bagpipe Company, 3866 Shovel Hollow Rd, Andover, NY 14806 Phone: 607-478-8188
Michael McHarg or The wee Piper, 734 VT Route 14, South Royalton, VT 05068 (Phone:(802) 763 8812)
Denny Hall
Casey Burns
John Walsh PO Box 1423, Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2L7 Canada (Phone:(902) 863-0815)
Nick Whitmer
Bruce C Childress

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A collection of photos of various types of bagpipes, including NSP and SSP may be found here.

ELECTRONIC PIPES

Electronic Northumbrian smallpipes, with drones, 7 'keys' and variable pitch, are made by Charlie Young.

Contact: Charlie Young

The Smiddy, Middleton, Gorebridge, Midlothian EH23 4RD

Phone: (0)1875 821997

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PIPES FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS

The expert on these is Francis Wood. He uses a Bic Biro as a chanter, with the ink refill removed and the tiny vent hole blocked. With a reed inserted into the plastic cap, and a few carefully placed tone holes, he says it doesn't sound too bad. The drones are drinking straws, and bag is one of those that come in a roll of thirty at the supermarket.
The result may be heard at:
www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/7953/tabac.wav
though the tune played is French, not Northumbrian.

HUMOUR

A fine collection of bagpipe jokes

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