Tom Swinney - Making bellows for the Northumbrian Smallpipes
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Making Bagpipe Bellows for the Northumbrian Pipes
Tom Sweeney - interviewed by Andrew Davison - SEE BELOW FOR CHAPTER MARKINGS
00:01:19 Choosing wood for bellows cheeks
00:06:08 Planing bellows cheeks
00:09:46 Cutting bellows cheeks
00:16:54 Bellows inlay
00:24:28 Use of templates for bellows shape
00:29:19 Marking and cutting slots for the stitching
00:38:57 Marking hole positions in preparation for drilling
00:42:12 Drilling stitching holes
00:47:30 Bending bellows cheeks
00:50:44 Making the bellows metal hardware
01:22:17 Remove bellows cheeks from steamer
01:28:38 Take sharp edges off cheeks
01:30:27 Putting air inlet & outlet holes in bellows cheeks
01:34:25 Cutting rebate for metal hinge plate
01:35:24 Air Inlet
01:39:12 Cutting shapes from bellows leather
01:42:18 What type of leather to use
01:43:05 Stitching the bellows
01:59:30 Glueing in purfling & polishing
02:04:02 Treat Leather with beeswax & neatsfoot mixture
02:12:15 The Finished Bellows
02:14:14 Final Thanks
Produced for the Northumbrian Pipers’ Society (www.northumbri...)
by Ian Stephenson
(www.simpsonstreetstudios.com)
Edited by Ian Stephenson & Greg McCormick
www.northumbri...
Outstanding video! 👍🏻
What a fantastic video, top marks! I would have loved to see the technique on how to solder the brass work.
From one Swinney to another.....Great video Tom.
Thank you.
Well made video, full of good information and beautiful bellows from Tom Swinney. Works of art and craftsmanship. Thanks
Well done lads. Good, informative posting.