Hi to all the members of the best uilleann pipes English-speaking forum ever.
My name is Daniel and I live in Brittany, France. This is my first message on this forum that I visit now and then.
I regularly take part in its French equivalent : http://uilleann-pipes.clicforum.com/portal.php
I have just read Benjaminlhutton’s topic and I would like to let him know that I make top quality bellows, bags, reeds and stickers too. http://uilleann-pipes.clicforum.com/t846-FABRICATION-DE-SOUFFLET.htm
Please, feel free to visit my website and to contact me on: http://www.reedsandbellows.com/
http://www.reedsandbellows.com/#!descriptif-des-soufflets/c5ge
On my site you can also see a video of my cutting dead standing cane is Spain, selecting the best one and explaining how to do so. I also tell you where you can find good cane and and how to choose the best cane for uilleann pipes reeds. Unfortunately it’s in French 
. http://www.reedsandbellows.com/#!anches--reeds/c15ff
Another freebie on my site: a pdf document “microscopic cane” analyzing numerous species of cane (French, Spanish…) and their different characteristics regarding reeds and their use. For instance, I explain why old dead standing cane is softer than recent although dry cane.
Unfortunately, I am a physician as well as a bagpiper (nobody is perfect 
) and a uilleann pipes buff. My curiosity comes from my scientific background and I have always wanted to understand why such cane is better for uilleann pipes than another one best for bagpipes reeds. I like to think that the answer may be in the quantity of lignin in the cane which varies according to its age independently from its dryness as the reagent color shows.
http://www.reedsandbellows.com/#!roseau--cane-cane-cane/c1wmc
Thanks for your attention 
,
Daniel