Benjamin Bagpiper

Pollett's Cove by Tracy Jenkins on my Scottish Smallpipes in C.

I wish I could upload videos of me playing music without Bluesky messing with the levels on the sound.

Front Bevel Gouge with Wooden Handle - Two Cherries USA Crafted in Germany by skilled craftsmen to produce an heirloom quality tool. This firmer gouge has a curved edge and an inside bevel. Fitted with a high qua

The 20mm front bevel gouge seems to be the right size for smallpipe reeds from 1" cane tubes. One with an offset handle would be better, but those are hard to find. twocherriesusa.com/product/goug...

Keep in mind though, none of those 9 have made it into a chanter in a finished state yet. I have successfully made a total of 3 reeds so far.

I started with Colin Ross's book. I have developed some tools to help that I printed on my 3D printer. I can tell you what size gouge to get from Two Cherries if you want.

Bluesky needs to stop messing with the sound on my videos! Why is the background noise really loud until I start playing?

I'm getting better at dropping notes when I need to breathe, I'm still humming while playing once in a while though.

New B1 top for my low drone.

Smallpipe reeds, some assembly required. #scottishsmallpipes #northumbriansmallpipes #bagpipes #reedmaking

Why does Bluesky mess with the sound of uploaded videos, rendering them useless? Are they trying to remove background noise?

3D printed kayless Northumbrian Smallpipes.

Uploaded with Skylight Social Android, sound at beginning isn't right.

Uploaded with Skylight Social Android. Sound is messed up.

Tune: Dance To Your Daddy
Instruments: Garvie Borderpipes and Dow Scottish Smallpipes

@pspillman.bsky.social Hi peter

The Parting Glass on a 3D printed flute in C.

The print of my personal smallpipe chanter in C now that the design is pretty much settled. #3dPrinting #ScottishSmallpipes #Bellowspipes

Listening to this track from Gordon Mooney's CD Time out of Mind On The Border takes me back 26 years to when I was trying to teach myself to play bagpipes and found the sheet music for Bonny at Morn online.
gordonmooney.bandcamp.com/album/time-o...

A tune called Glen Kabul played on Garvie borderpipes with a 3d printed alto drone swapped in for the second tenor. #3Dprinting #borderpipes #bagpipes #bellowspipes

Who made your pipes?

Testing a new chanter in C. Showing off low A with "The Badger" by Brighde Chaimbuel. #3dprinting #scottishsmallpipes

3D printed Scottish smallpipe chanter playing Ald Lang Syne with high B.