<< I still have a problem with burls ....but thats because I broke my pinky finger when I ws younger and it didnt set right...they call it a boxer's fracutre... >>

I'm digressing this thread a bit, but perhaps it may help.

I'll presume you know to have the edge of your right thumb against the chanter, not the inner flat part. Hold it like it's a lightly varnished doggie doodie.

This birl technique has worked for people I've assisted with injured or stiff pinkies - it's generally called a Seven Sweep Birl. Hope I describe it well, it's a little like describing how to tie knots.

Execute a downward sweep of the pinky to below the chanter loA note hole. Your pinky rests gently on the chanter. Next you bring the finger back up, in a slight curling motion, almost like a flourish. Done properly, it looks like you're drawing a #7.

An old master who was invaluable to me, said find a birl that works for you and practice 500 time daily 'til you get it. Doing that cinches it. A properly performed birl is a close 2nd only to a beautifully barking leumlath.

Slainte,
steve