Remedy for toothless grin of Sultan’s camel-mounted pipers
Posted by: Pipe Major in NewsBagpipers, in the main, have to be hardy souls. From the mire of Flanders fields to the more hostile quarters of Twickenham, history has taught them to endure rain, mud, bullets and brickbats. But nothing, it seems, compares to the pain of getting your mouthpiece rammed against your teeth when you are playing on the back of a camel, and your beast trips over a sand dune …
… McCallum Bagipes, a bagpipe manufacturer from Kilmarnock, has come up with something that flexes as the camels sway graciously across the sands. Stuart McCallum, a director of the company making the camel-friendly pipes, said: “I was amazed when I got the request, but I designed the device using computer technology.
“It’s a flexible plastic tube that bends as the camel moves and can be adjusted in length, depending on how tall the piper is. There’s a padded bit on the tip as well for extra comfort.”
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