Cabrette piping in France.

A piper in Northumberland with his prized Border pipes.

The Heemskerk piper, 17th Century England. Go to www.lbps.net for more details.

Keyless Northumbrian smallpipes, maker unknown.

A Border pipe from Duncan Fraser’s book.

sketch by Bewick

An etching by Jean-Pierre Norblin.

Another piper from a painting by Heemskirk. Pete Stewart has written about these at www.lbps.net.