He posed that way on purpose, trying to emulate pipers from 100 years ago.
Three things that didn’t exist 100 years ago:
- Stainless steel
- Those eyeglasses
- Photoshop gradient tool
Well, instead of 100-years-ago-piper, I think he achieved angry-soccer-hooligan.
Stuart
..and Froment pipes.
The epitome of skill on the UPs is the ability to play chanter, drones and regs, all in tune and at an even pressure, in the correct tempo for the tune, and still be able to make silly faces at the camera. 
djm
My favorite poll of all time? Easily, a poll for the 100 greatest rock hits of ALL TIME by a Chicago radio station.
In 1st place was American Pie by Don McLean. In 2nd place for the greatest rock hit ever was Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas; it happened to be #1 on the current hit list. KFF had finished #1 but the even the radio station had a conscience and moved it to 2nd place.
“Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing.”
Never presume! Have you heard a Howard set ? There are a few round here and I think they sound great. Quite frankly if I had the money I would buy a set off him.
So, Leaky,
You want to put forward Brian as virtually a pipemaker??
Alan
well i’m virtually a piper, so why not?