I have just tried searching the forums for “hope bellows” and the software will not allow me to search for “hope” in any form since it regards it as too common a word!
So can anyone point me to a thread or two discussing bellows, preferrably including hope bellows?
(Are there any other brands/makers who get hit by the same block?)
search for “hope” not possible!
How existential!
The board is also indexed by Google, so you can always try a Google search. In this case, there’s only one hit:
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/for-sale-hope-bellows/58978/1
I wouldn’t think that “hope” would be that common on a piping forum 
there’s only two types of bagpipes after all,
‘hope for the best’
and
‘prepare for the worst’
It’s more like “delusion.”
I purchased a Simon Hope bellows at this year’s Pipers’ Gathering to use with my Cornish, Leicestershire, and Border/Flemish pipes. I’d say the air capacity is about midway between Northumbrian and Uilleann pipe bellows. Good performing bellows at a good price.