Canadian Smallpipes Co.

Canadian Smallpipes Co. Canadian solo crafter of hand-made Smallpipes and Border pipes traditional woodwind instruments.

Scottish Smallpipes Chanter in A, Mopane and Ebony(ABW), for mouthblown set. Newly made to match a Gibson set. The Mopan...
08/01/2024

Scottish Smallpipes Chanter in A, Mopane and Ebony(ABW), for mouthblown set. Newly made to match a Gibson set. The Mopane wood is delightful, straight grain, dense and colorful.

Latest set crafted here … SSP in A … Brazilian Walnut/Cocobolo and Canadian Maple … 3 drones configuration… brass tuning...
07/21/2024

Latest set crafted here … SSP in A … Brazilian Walnut/Cocobolo and Canadian Maple … 3 drones configuration… brass tuning pin … real leather valve … new chanter … Mark Bennett custom leather bag … all hand stitched… about a bit more than 1 year lead time for this customer… flamed maple bellows paddles ...

Yesterday at the Kinnear Mills’ Celtic Festival. Also an interesting long conversation with Alan Jones, one of our great...
07/21/2024

Yesterday at the Kinnear Mills’ Celtic Festival. Also an interesting long conversation with Alan Jones, one of our greatest Canadian pipers.

Brazilian walnut … IPE wood … as used in some of our craftings … harder and heavier than ABW/Ebony … each time I’m prepa...
07/17/2024

Brazilian walnut … IPE wood … as used in some of our craftings … harder and heavier than ABW/Ebony … each time I’m preparing blanks will cost me a new blade !

Preparing here the leather bag for a customer… the star shape cutting needs to be perfectly done… No second chance
07/17/2024

Preparing here the leather bag for a customer… the star shape cutting needs to be perfectly done… No second chance

Drilling the pilot holes into a A chanter. The chanter is first aligned on a bed and then carefully the dead center is l...
06/07/2024

Drilling the pilot holes into a A chanter. The chanter is first aligned on a bed and then carefully the dead center is located … no hurry… only pleasure in the making these instruments!

Cutting and preparing material for bellows and bags … leather … brass … waxed thread and awl … I like so much that !
06/06/2024

Cutting and preparing material for bellows and bags … leather … brass … waxed thread and awl … I like so much that !

Smallpipes crafting is all about being good at woodworking, leather sewing and, metal working with brass welding and sha...
06/06/2024

Smallpipes crafting is all about being good at woodworking, leather sewing and, metal working with brass welding and shaping, reeds making and process ... I like it !

The step by step preparation of a smallpipes chanter. The sound holes position is crucial, they must be placed at the ex...
06/06/2024

The step by step preparation of a smallpipes chanter. The sound holes position is crucial, they must be placed at the exact good spot and well aligned ... lets get ready ...

Another step in the bellows crafting. Everything is in place and and well behaved … I love this job !
12/08/2023

Another step in the bellows crafting. Everything is in place and and well behaved … I love this job !

The All American bellows set in progression … sewing leather and paddles assembly …
11/25/2023

The All American bellows set in progression … sewing leather and paddles assembly …

Brass outake and leather valve intake… work in progress …
11/20/2023

Brass outake and leather valve intake… work in progress …

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