Irish Bagpipes: Their Construction and Maintenance

By Wilbert Garvin

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856406929
• ISBN13: 9780856406928
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Blackstaff Pr
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.5" x 8.8"