Tunes in B minor (lack of)

From: Rev John Clifford <Clifford@universalist.ednet.co.uk>
I've recently come across a Scottish reel in B minor that is very playable on a 7 key chanter. I like the sound of minor keys on the NSP and have noted that there seem to be more tunes in E minor than A minor but have not come across any tunes that are clearly in B minor (I'll bid my heart be still sounds OK with b drone but seems to my ear to deteriorate when f# drone is added.). If I've just missed these in the books I have (NSP 1,2,3,Duet; green & yellow; Pigg) or if I could be pointed towards other books, I'd appreciate information &/or comment.
I know that A minor tunes could normally be transposed up to B minor but my high b key requires a lot of extra pressure to get close to being in tune with the rest of the chanter and I haven't yet come to grips with varying bag pressure smoothly. In other words I can't make high b sound other than shrill and uneven, though one lives in hope........

From: Julia Say <Julia.Say@nspipes.demon.co.uk>
Probably partly because of lack of suitable drones on most 7-key, 4 drone sets. You only need one tuning bead on each drone to handle A minor 'properly', and E minor adequately. To get a B drone requires either a second tuning bead (which has its own problems both in construction and drone reed function) or a fifth drone. Its presence means that you have 3 drones available for E minor, but still only one for B minor. And because of the way the chanter is tuned, it will still sound 'odd' in that key. (please, I'm not getting into a discussion of whys and hows - somebody else take over!)

From: fi@sol.co.uk
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998
Try b-minor tunes with A drones. Works fine on my Border pipes, and that’s the way it’s done on all Scottish pipes.
There are tons of Scottish pipe tunes in Bm. A common thing is for the second (or any other) part to be in D, all using A drones.

From: Helen Cook <hcook@taranaki.ac.nz>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998
I can't decide whether this is a windup! - I hope so
Perhaps it shows up some of the differences between the pipes and the sound and the approach. (And the pipers?)