Learning to Play and Make Uilleann Pipes

Monthly Archives: August, 2008

Tacked Bellows and Bag Project

A tacked bellows and bag to go with a David Daye Penny Chanter.  Paddles are maple, and gusset is double walled.  Intake valve was originally made of Purpleheart, but this wood proved grainy, fiborous, structurally weak, and prone to tearing, so I replaced the valve with ebonized maple. Bag fittings are pupleheart.  The bag is rivited.

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