Thank you for sharing this, I'm curious about doing this modification. I wonder if there's a way to do it without having to use tape, though it does sound good!
Thank you kindly! I feel pretty darn sure that, were I to do it again, I could position the holes better. By which I mean: lower, and that'd make it so not so much tape were needed. There are some great pipe makers, like Robert Felsburg www.thequietpiper.com/ who've figured out where to place those back-thumb-holes just as precisely as the front-side holes... my attempt was certainly messy... functional - but not pretty...
@@heritage.bagpipes I'm sure you'd be getting good at it after all these tries! :) what's your sets maker? I'm thinking about getting a fred morrison A/D but I'd like to see I can find someone that will make the mod for me and if possible the high b key. Do you know if there's a maker that will do this? Seems like everyone has stopped taking orders these days
@@leonardovelazquez1029 This set is made by John Walsh: www.johnwalshbagpipes.com/Small-Pipes-and-Retro-Pipes/ and I know he's not into adding any extra holes ('cause I did ask before trying myself) Lovely solid set, though - very reliable. I know that Nate Banton does extra holes and keys, Timothy Cummings plays a lot of Banton sets and puts those extra notes to good use: natebanton.com/smallpipes Robert Felsburg does back-side holes, though I don't know if he's dabbled in high-end keys... but, as you say, I believe he's currently not taking new orders. Though his stuff shows up used in Facebook groups, etc sometimes: www.thequietpiper.com/ And I think Jon Swayne does this kind of fun stuff with his chanters too, though I'm not 100% sure: www.jonswayne.com/bagpipes You might well be able to find a maker or brave tinkerer who'd add a hole to your eventual Fred Morrison set... Hopefully someone with a drill press so they could do it more precisely than I did mine hahaha...
Thank you for sharing this, I'm curious about doing this modification. I wonder if there's a way to do it without having to use tape, though it does sound good!
Thank you kindly!
I feel pretty darn sure that, were I to do it again, I could position the holes better. By which I mean: lower, and that'd make it so not so much tape were needed. There are some great pipe makers, like Robert Felsburg www.thequietpiper.com/ who've figured out where to place those back-thumb-holes just as precisely as the front-side holes... my attempt was certainly messy... functional - but not pretty...
@@heritage.bagpipes I'm sure you'd be getting good at it after all these tries! :) what's your sets maker? I'm thinking about getting a fred morrison A/D but I'd like to see I can find someone that will make the mod for me and if possible the high b key. Do you know if there's a maker that will do this? Seems like everyone has stopped taking orders these days
@@leonardovelazquez1029 This set is made by John Walsh: www.johnwalshbagpipes.com/Small-Pipes-and-Retro-Pipes/ and I know he's not into adding any extra holes ('cause I did ask before trying myself) Lovely solid set, though - very reliable.
I know that Nate Banton does extra holes and keys, Timothy Cummings plays a lot of Banton sets and puts those extra notes to good use: natebanton.com/smallpipes
Robert Felsburg does back-side holes, though I don't know if he's dabbled in high-end keys... but, as you say, I believe he's currently not taking new orders. Though his stuff shows up used in Facebook groups, etc sometimes: www.thequietpiper.com/
And I think Jon Swayne does this kind of fun stuff with his chanters too, though I'm not 100% sure: www.jonswayne.com/bagpipes
You might well be able to find a maker or brave tinkerer who'd add a hole to your eventual Fred Morrison set... Hopefully someone with a drill press so they could do it more precisely than I did mine hahaha...