You two tempted by the Beech next Wednesday?


We're always tempted, Les! And one of these days, when we've got a free Thursday, we'll be over...

The problem with just taping over the top holes, is that the thing then plays an octave too high

Most traditional 3-hole pipes are actually pretty high; the Generation D, for example, is high - with the G, as you say, being about the lowest. Lower pipes come in later - I have an Overton Low-D from thirty years ago. I'd say taping up normal D / C / Bb whistles gives a serviceable 3-hole pipe - and the Sweetones work especially well in this respect.