How involved is it to add regs to an existing 1/2 set?
The gist being, if one has a half set, and wanted regs from someone
other than the original pipemaker… I would think that the set has to be
sent away to the person making the regs, right? Meaning that they would have to be made specifically for your set?
On the other hand, if one could find an existing set of regs, buying used, what would be involved in fitting them to the half set? I’m sure it wouldn’t just be plug in and play?
Jim McGuire answered:
Most 1/2 sets allow for the addition of regs. The stock is drilled and plugged for the two regs (bass is mounted on the outside of the stock.)
Regs are rarely available on their own in the marketplace.
Due to the vagaries of each maker, one is almost always better going to the original maker for work. Most makers don’t like to spend time on other maker’s work, in any event.
Hya Bud,If the regs ye are buying are sound it should not be a problem to just put them into the pre drilled holes in the stock if ye have them!and they fit!then tune them up and awa ye go..I am presuming here that ye are talking small and middle regs?If ye have the hole already bored for the outrigger for the Large reg then that shouldnae be a problem either if not then the set should go to a pipemaker.Ye might want to send the set to one anyway for tuning..Happy regulating
Slan go foill
Uilliam
There are plenty of pipers out there with mongrel sets…helps stave off inbreeding.
I seem to remember that Todd Denman’s D set included a bunch of different parts from several makers. Not sure if he’s still playing it though.
Of course, it is better to have a complete set by one maker and perhaps better still (from the perspective of uniformity of tone, age of the wood involved, blah,blah, blah) to get the complete set in one go. That being said, there are plenty of hybrid sets out there that look and sound just fine.
Addendum: Speakin’ of hybrid sets of pipes, Alan B’s Pete Hunter/ Johnny Bourke/A.N. Other 3/4 set is still apparently up for grabs. Someone out there with too much money on their hands really ought to remedy the situation.
