Demonstration of old techniques for making bagpipes

**KiltedKnome** · 7th April 15, 10:46 AM

I was watching the YouTube video on a Tudor Monastery Christmas, part 4, when there was this short demonstration of the techniques used to make bagpipes in Tudor times. The relevant section is at around 4 in the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWQqcDnemvk

**Tenmiles** · 7th April 15, 11:07 AM

Wow, I need to watch this whole show!

**The Q** · 7th April 15, 11:49 AM

This is one of several series, the lead characters are professional Archaeologists or Historians Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold, Doing Experimental Archaeology.
There has been,

Tales from the Green Valley (2006)
Victorian farm (2009)
Victorian Pharmacy (2010)
Edwardian Farm (2010)
Wartime Farm(2012) (WW2)
Tudor Monastery Farm(2013)
A Tudor Feast at Christmas (2006)
A Victorian Farm Christmas (2009)
Tudor Monastery Farm Christmas (2013)
and Secrets of the Castle
I've watched most of them and generally they are enjoyable, the Christmas titled shows are one off specials.
The Secrets of the Castle series is slightly different In that they joined a 25 year French project to build a castle! using only original methods! (with the odd bit of safety gear around)

sorry for the odd lines and squares I tried some copy and pasting that didn't work to well

**KD Burke** · 8th April 15, 05:51 AM

One of the low-boiling controversies among pipers now is the use of computerized lathes to make pipes. Some contend that "real" pipemakers don't rely on technology to do their work, but turn by hand and eye to achieve an artistic result. On the other hand, I don't know of any mainstream pipe makers ("real" or otherwise) who would willingly return to a springpole lathe and a spoon drill!

That takes talent!

**HootinHoller** · 8th April 15, 07:37 AM

I'm replying so I can find this later tonight when I'm not sneaking a peek from work. ;)

**Tenmiles** · 8th April 15, 10:54 AM

Thanks for all the details! My wife and I started watching Tudor Monastery Farm last night.
I'd not even heard of these, or the Castle project, but I'm quite pleased now to have done.

**StevieR** · 7th April 15, 11:23 AM

There are several BBC series' on similar themes, featuring the same archeologists and all are excellent viewing. The last one, "Secrets of the Castle", where they join (for a short time) a twenty five year project that is building a medieval castle from scratch only using building techniques available at the time, is particularly good:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04sv5nc