Smallpipe chanter

**stickman** · 20th October 22, 12:46 PM

Are there any smallpipe players out there ? I am in need of some help (my wife says that I am past help). I can no longer play my GHP so I am making a SSP. I have the drones made (out of mopani) and I am going to make the chanter (out of katalox) . I need dimensions for the chanter in A . I anyone would be so kind as to share them I would be most grateful.
Cheers, Stickman

**DCampbell16B** · 20th October 22, 01:31 PM

Hi Stickman, this might not be what you expected, but it should give you both inside measurements and tone hole measurements. It is intended to make a PVC chanter in A. The measurements should be fine in wood.

I thought I had this somewhere in some file. It took me a while to boot my backup drive (which didn't work on an older computer, and nearly gave me a heart attack), but a different computer fixed it.

Keep us posted! I can't do anything like that right now due to health reasons. Also, if I remember, you used to make sgian dubhs. I'd really like to see what you did. You could PM those if you wanted.

Anyway, here it is. I hope it helps.

Small pipe chanter in A tube.gif

If you are interested, I have the other files for the other parts of a PVC SP.

**stickman** · 22nd October 22, 05:53 PM

I really do thank you for the chanter info, looks like it will work. Yes, I used to make sgians dubh. However I have no computer skills to be able to send you any pictures. I don't even have a phone to be able to take pictures. I'll ask the young guy across the street if he can help.
I know what you mean about health problems, hope you are not too bad off. I don't have the energy to play my GHP due to my many health problems, the latest of which was bladder cancer. Oh well I'll be 84 next month and I refuse to give up.
Thanks again.
Stickman

**DCampbell16B** · 23rd October 22, 01:52 PM

Sounds like something similar with me. You've got 20 years on me though. I found out I have kidney cancer. The way I found out had a few miracles on the way. However, my prognosis is excellent, surgery and immunotherapy. Therapy starts this week, surgery in 3 weeks. Keep up the fight!