Happy New Uilleann Pipes Day!

Poststructural Pub
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…to me. I went to the post office to pick up a box.

A few pictures:

Some assembly required. :slight_smile:

The bellows are 95% finished. Looks like I need to put on the arm strap and a valve. The bag is 95% finished. It is already sewn about the perimeter. I will be installing the the bits that lead to the chanter and the connection to the bellows.

The directions looks quite detailed.

Now, to patiently follow them!

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looks like :open_mouth: blue bailing twine :open_mouth:

be careful…be very careful :wink:

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I went the route of the kit to save money. My desire to learn to play outweighed my patience to save up the additional money for an assembled kit.

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you misunderstand me

I think that some assembly is great. I much prefer to know what’s going on inside my toys.

I was teasing about the presence of live stock where yer pipe maker is.
Did I change my avatar? Nope…I could put Cass back!

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Didn’t Copenhagen just pass some ordinance about those things? Greenhouse gases?

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I think they were trying to outlaw politicians.


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Oooh, did I type that outloud?

Uh…I read through the instructions. Looks like I have quite the project ahead of me.

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ya don’t have to make a reed…it could be worse :smiley:

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I am crazy for wanting a set of UPs, but not THAT crazy!

:slight_smile:

Part of me wishes I had just waited to save up the extra $200 for a completed practice set…but another part of me is saying, “Slacker! Shut up and build it!”

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it’ll be s much easier to figure out what is wrong with it later.

yeah, thats it, sure

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True.

Those double-reeds look really complex.

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Not that hard. I got some Arundo donax grass in the back yard I could send ya some culms for a small nominal fee. :smiling_imp:

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Hi caedmon

Welcome to the dark side :smiling_imp:

David

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I’ve lost track of the number of dark sides I have joined. :slight_smile:

I will officially begin this construction project on Saturday. This week just too much fuss and mess with Christmas stuff. I have all of next week off, so if I can get my two little boys to leave me alone long enough, I could theoretically pipe in the new year. And by pipe, I mean squawk/squeal and what ever odd noises a brand new uilleann piper can summon from a set of pipes.