Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA)

Olle, thanks for the picture of that drone common stock. And that is some fine looking wood, too.......what is it? Spalted Maple? It looks some form of spalted hardwood. I just ordered some Spalte ...

Idohoby, I can't seem to get past the first page on the pdf file. I'll have to try it again in a little while. And I would love if you could me the drawings, my address is chad_fross@yahoo.com. I ...

I have built a few chanters and drones............and am very interested in building a set similar to Olle's set...........the bellow's blown set with the deep bass drones. I noticed in a picture of ...

thanks texasbagpiper, I will give that measurement a try Very Happy

yes, olive seems to be very difficult to find.........and I don't have the patience to wait for wood to dry properly. So I have to try to find either kiln dried or air dried. I have had great luck w ...

Hi again, I thought I might way in on this...........unfortunately my current solution seems to only be "slightly" better (for me) then the cycle tubing. I use cut-off segments from the lit ...

Thank you gentlemen for the heads up.........how bad is the smell? the only real place I have in the appartment to leave it sit for a few days is in the laundry/veranda area.......it's the only place ...

Olle, I did make a few elder reeds, about 5 or 6 actually. At the time when I had elder available (4 bushes in the backyard) I was making a couple of Welsh Pibgorn (hornpipes). I made the elder reed ...

Thanks Yuri for the info.........as soon as I can find some raw linseed oil here in korea, I will be doing that
Chad

After some reflection and having made a few different chanters, and having tested reeds made out of two different materials (my phragmites reeds and an arundo donax reed made from a modified tenor dro ...

I certainly agree with you about the need to make and try many different reeds. The more reeds I make, the better at it I get. The more reeds one makes, the more adjustments to said reeds in order t ...

I just completed my first two "real" Sackpipa chanters. One from Purple Heart wood, and the other from Bocote. They are ready to be finished. I am wondering what any of you makers out the ...

Olive wood......I never thought of that..........I'm sure it looks great also. That would be a perfect compliment to the oil I use to oil the bores Very Happy

I don't suppose you mind divulging your source? ...

Who I am: Chad Fross
Where I'm From: Sciota, Il. (USA)
Where I Currently Live: Seoul, South Korea
Primary Instrument: Guitar, Scottish Smallpipes and (working on) Svensk Sackpipa.
Secondary I ...

Thank you again Olle for the encouragement of users of phragmites like myself. And after reading your comment about the reed becoming as familiar as a family member....I think as a beginning reed mak ...

Aaron, I have left a message with Marion two days ago, and have not heard anything back. If I don't hear anything back by the end of the week, I will send another email..................then if nothi ...

Holly Molly! That is a long time for any reed! Especially crushed:D
Aaron, I will say that everytime I pull the pipe out and put in my modified reed, it is a real gut-buster to get started......... ...

Thanks for the Plans you have posted here Texaspiper.........
I have made a few "practice" chanters (practice here, in the sense that they were my practice runs for turning Swedish chanters ...

everyone keeps talking about this Honey bag sealant recipe.........but what is the recipe? Does it actually work well without clogging the reeds (barring a hot day in the open)? Will it rot?
Thanks ...

I think you are probably right Olle, and I was afraid that it would end up putting me right back to where I started. So I have contacted one of the reed suppliers that I found in another thread...... ...

I have been trying to source reed tube cane with little luck. I have been using a form of Phragmites Australis, but the reeds seem to "give in" rather quickly unless I put a small layer of ...

I would like to take this opportunity to change the direction and focus of this thread. The back and forth banter (of which I am to blame) is not productive to the group. So, in efforts to curb any ...

That is a neat conversation piece, the copper pipe sackpipa. The same thing has been done with PVC pipe and Scottish smallpipes and Highland Pipes. Sure, It sounds suprisingly like a "real" ...

Olle, although I respect your experienced opinion and knowledge in everything I see you post.......I have to somewhat disagree with you here. Of course, as of yet my only basis for comparison are two ...

Wow, that is very reassuring news. I like the idea of the purpleheart darkening with age. Yes, it is my intentions of making the pipes using purplewood and using the bocote sparingly as the ferrules ...

Hi all, I just ordered some very deeply colored purpleheart wood and some very nice looking bocote. I understand that both woods are very dense and the purpleheart wood can be a little splintery to w ...

Thanks Bo and Seth. I really don't have any way to get to a tandy dealer. I wish I could, but I'm literally half a world away from any tandy leather place. I don't suppose I could prosition someone ...

Thanks Seth,
I just looked at Tandy leather online, they have everything. But they have so many different types and cuts and sizes and weights of leather that I don't know which one I should choose? ...

I have notice a few pics of rivetted bags on here. I am very interested in making rivetted bags. As I have just completed my first sackpipa (only the wooden parts, minus the mouthpiece) I am in sear ...

Hi again, I just completed my first sackpipa chanter and drone. I am preparing to make the stocks and the mouthpiece. I will tip the mouthpiece with black buffalo horn, then turn the whole thing. I ...