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C. D. Buckley & Associates Bagpipe Makers
Seen here is a replica of a Piob Mohr, or Great Pipe, circa 1600. This instrument was commissioned by Colin Robertson, a local Celtic dance teacher. Mr. Robertson has been working for many years on a historically accurate reconstruction of the ancient Dirk Dance, which for many years was, by tradition, only known by two people at a time. The Dirk Dance is traditionally performed to the Scottish reel, "Boidag Sir Mac Thomais," which translates into English as "Tom's Son Wears A Dirk." Owing to the nature of the performance of the Dirk Dance in its "stripped-down," ancient incarnation, Mr. Robertson wanted to find a bagpipe which would give an authentic sound of the 17th century. In the consultation process, it was established that the pipe would possess one drone, be pitched in A, and have no decorative mountings, as the Piob Mohr was largely used by the Highlanders, a largely peasant-class people. After considerable research, a design was selected and work began. Eastern hard maple was used as the sole material for all sections, chosen for its density, richness of timbre, and appearance. The bag is a custom job, hand-sewn to provide the historically accurate "swan neck" shape, seen here. The pipe itself is pitched low, at 414 cycles per second, for purposes of historical accuracy. This bagpipe marks the first complete instrument to come from the workbench of Chris Buckley, the bagpipe technician at The Kilt & Thistle Scottish Shoppe. Chris has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipe for ten years, and has been maintaining and repairing bagpipes at the Kilt & Thistle since June of 2005. For more information, please contact Chris at pipetech@kilts.com. Thanks, Chris
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