The Irish Bagpipes - Tapa dura

A reissue of Wilbert Garvin's guide to constructing and maintaining Irish bagpipes, originally published in 1978. Presented in workshop-friendly large-format hardback it describes, together with detailed plans and all critical measurements, how to make a full set of concert-pitch Uilleann pipes. There is information on materials and tools, reed making, tuning and balancing, care and maintenance, along with Wilbert Garvin's cartoons, a cutting list and bibliography.