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At Bagpipeworks we are starting to use more and more sustainable and native wind blown timbers for our products, we all have a responsibility towards the planet and using such timbers is a responsible way in which to contribute towards it, exotic timbers are dwindling very fast, some either lost forever or now on the endangered list.
We have been collecting and converting these alternatives
for many years now and are fully set for making instruments from this
stock when the other timbers are exhausted.
Many of our native fruit woods have very good tonal qualities and should
not be dismissed because they are not dark in colour, timbers like
Apple, Holly, Plumb and Pear have similar tonal colours to the likes of
ebony.
Our ferrules are all hand rolled, which also helps to save resources, making them from one source of flat sheet saves a huge amount of energy compared to stocking the many different types and sizes of tube one would need, it also give one the freedom to choose the size and shape of every ferrule used.
All of our bellows are made from alternatives such as old furniture, reclaimed timbers and our own converted stocks, we have made this possible by making our very own milling equipment to convert timbers that have been wind blown, which would have been left on the ground to rot, if we all do our part it will help towards saving our planets resources.
We can also build instruments/sets using non animal products.
Picture above shows a time capsule which is hidden
behind every leather drone stock cover.
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http://www.iol.ie/~npupipes/npuhome.htm
Tuning the uilleann chanter, a must read for beginners
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