12 October
I have just collected the new pipes from Leeds and delivered them to Mike’s workshop.

The new pipes stored at home still wrapped and waiting to go to the workshop (the dark coloured pipe on the right is one ‘rescued’ from Leak and used as the model for the new pipes)

The inside of the foot of a new reed pipe showing the brass parts that vibrate when wind passes through them and the tuning pin used to shorten/lengthen the shallot for tuning purposes