Small Pipes DIY

**pdcorlis** · 29th June 08, 11:36 AM

Not the most beautiful things you've ever seen but the wav file is impressive for a DIY project - including the reeds!

http://www3.telus.net/ereiswig/ssp_make.htm

Oh - yeah, my sincere apologies to any pipe masters who may be disturbed by these "plumbers pipes."

**michaelbeeman** · 29th June 08, 11:48 AM

Way cool! Those sound really good, and thats a good tutorial. Thanks for sharing that.

**LadyGriffin** · 29th June 08, 12:41 PM

There are lots of cool intruments through the following site, as well as a link to the first site posted in this thread:

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/

Now if I can just figure out how to make some sort of parlour pipes using Recorder fingerings - and a bellows system.

Julie

**Peter C.** · 29th June 08, 01:32 PM

I play the smallpipes and there is no need to apologize, those pipes sound really good.

Peter

**Nick the DSM** · 29th June 08, 03:43 PM

i have got to do that! that would be a cool project to do!

**Wompet** · 29th June 08, 06:44 PM

My brother sent me that a couple of years ago, and every once in a while it pops up - "We should try that sometime ..."
In his links page there used to be the 5-minute a day Amazing Grace (learning a basic version of the tune in a really short time).

**beloitpiper** · 29th June 08, 10:53 PM

AWESOME! I made Uilleann pipes form a kit (by David Daye) and they turned out great. I'll have to give this one a shot.

**george7** · 30th June 08, 05:32 PM

beloitpiper, where'd you get that kit?

**Alan H** · 30th June 08, 06:30 PM

Son of a gun.....I could do that.

Kind of. If I had a LOT of time.

**Mr. Woolery** · 1st July 08, 09:16 PM

Here's my current favorite:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eVNhQHq2E1E

The maker actually uses straws for reeds, too. You know, like as kids we'd make those buzzy straws by flattening them and cutting off the corners? His sound pretty good, really.

One of these days I want to make a set of these with slightly more durable materials. I did make a set of Dennis Havlena's PVC highland pipes. Couldn't get the chanter right, though. And I'm still having trouble with keeping them airtight. I spend most of my bagpipe time with my real pipes.

-Patrick