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All sets are made from top quality African Blackwood with Nickel Silver metalwork and hide bags with a velvet outer cover. All sets are name stamped, delivered complete with bellows and set up ready to play 'out-of-the-box'. Sets can also be made to your individual specifications.
The Smallpipes Survival Guide
This book has sold over 1,000 copies and is now exclusively available to purchase as a downloadable item.
The Manual is in seven sections and guides everyone from the beginner to the accomplished piper through all of the various problems associated with both playing and maintenance of Smallpipes. Although the book focuses mostly on Scottish Smallpipes as far as actual playing is concerned the general maintenance and reed issues are equally applicable to the Northumbrian Smallpipes.
There are sections on History, reed making, general maintenance and tuning, as well as many references which will be of interest to all Bellows-Pipes enthusiasts. The text is backed up throughout the book by comprehensive and easily understandable diagrams, in addition there are useful fingering and Troubleshooting Charts.
The book has been previewed, reviewed and proof-read, by some of the worlds
top Pipers, including: Jim McGillivray of Canada, Rab Wallace of Scotland,
and Chris Ormston of Northumberland.
To download and view the manual you must have 'Adobe Acrobat Reader'. Click the 'Acrobat Reader' icon on the left to order your free ADOBE download. The cost of the manual is only 8 euro: