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Frost Is All Over on the Lindsay System chanter, with the alto E drone giving the tune a different colour. Designed and made in Scotland.

Enjoying a quick tune with my handsome friend here before the guisers (trick-or-treaters) turn up. 🎃 The Haunted House, by Vincent Broderick. Happy Halloween! 🦇

Honeymoon Bridge CDs have reached Orkney! My Lindsay System smallpipes with Roo Geddes. Thanks, patient preorderers—packing next! donaldwglindsay.bandcamp.com… Photos: Donald WG Lindsay; cover painting: Taylor Bernard.

Woo’d An Married An A’ — Donald WG Lindsay, playing a Lindsay System chanter. From the live Q&A recorded on 15 October 2026.

A dynamic high register on the Lindsay System chanter. Listen to how the colour changes above the familiar pipe notes. Designed and made in Scotland.

Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow — Donald WG Lindsay, playing a Lindsay System chanter. From the live Q&A recorded on 15 October 2026.

Auld Springs Gie’s Nae Price on the Lindsay System chanter. A traditional tune in a compact, responsive voice. Designed and made in Scotland.

Mrs Murray of Abercarney — Donald WG Lindsay, playing a Lindsay System chanter. From the live Q&A recorded on 15 October 2026.

Three thumb positions on the Lindsay System chanter: Rest, Half and Full. A closer look at the fingering and the sound. Designed and made in Scotland.

The Merry Blacksmith — Donald WG Lindsay, playing a Lindsay System chanter. From the live Q&A recorded on 15 October 2026.

Who first put your favourite tune in your ears? Today's listening: How Can I Be Sad On My Wedding Day, with Roo Geddes, from Honeymoon Bridge. Donald. Listen: donaldwglindsay.bandcamp.com…

The Lindsay System chanter across its scale. Designed and made in Scotland. Questions about the fingering or sound? Message Lindstruments.

A bold reed with spirit. Questions about the Lindsay System chanter? Message Lindstruments.

Drunk at Night Dry in the Morning on Lindsay System Scottish smallpipes, recorded in the workshop. Questions about the chanter or the pipes? Message Lindstruments. Donald

Nine notes across the Lindsay System chanter, played on Scottish smallpipes. A brief look at the range; questions welcome. Donald

Rory Dall’s Sister’s Lament on Lindsay System Scottish smallpipes. First heard from Ossian—a tune that helped inspire this chanter. A few December dispatch slots remain: lindstruments.com/products/l… youtube.com/shorts/U-3iBmP0N…

Built directly into the Lindsay System chanter: individual tuners for the notes pipers most often need to adjust.

The Virtual Lindsay System Chanter is live. Hear it, watch the fingering, turn it around, follow the score, or paste in an ABC tune and see how it sits on the Lindsay System. Have a play — and tell me what tune you want next: lindstruments.com/?view=lind…

The Kesh Jig on the Lindsay System Scottish smallpipes — a familiar Irish tune, with the full chanter range and drones in play.

A quiet look around the Lindsay System chanter: the tuner side, the instrument’s shape, and how its parts relate before a note is played. The physical chanter and the digital model are developed together.