There should be no problem of sticking drone slides if the proper
degree of tolerance is observed and the wrappings are at least three
threads deep.
Colin R
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian & Carol Bartlett (home account) <i...@ihug.co.nz>
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:50
Subject: [NSP] Re: ivory pipe tone
I have a set of Brian Gumm pipes made from permali. They have a good
tone and require little maintenance beyond a quick oiling of the pads
and 'dedusting' of the chanter & drones. The material is robust and
basically non absorbent as far as moisture goes. It does expand when
heated so expect jammed joints and sliding parts [on the pipes!!! };o)
] as well as dislodged reeds when left in the sun or near a heat
source.
From the look of the workmanship on my pipes the material can be
machined to very fine tolerances.
Asethetically the material has the appearance of nicely grained wood
and not in that 'faux walnut dasboard' look seen on many cars.
Cheers
Ian Bartlett
Auckland
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Lawther"
<irlawt...@comcast.net>
] Re: ivory pipe tone
Would Permali ( http://www.permalideho.co.uk/permali.html ) > fall
into this category? This is the material my border pipes > are made
from, and I believe the maker, Brian Gumm, pioneered > the use of it
for
pipes, though some others experimented after > him.
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