Actually, Blackwood is not the same as ebony. It is another very dark
wood, but quite a different species.

It's incredibly rare in larger sizes these days, too.

CJ

Spencer wrote:
Once again, thanks to everyone who responded! Great stuff.

BTW: Harold, it's funny you should mention delrin bagpipe blowpipes.
A couple years ago someone gave me a chanter as a gift. (I'm a big
Corries fan and they figured it kind of, sort of fit. Alas, I've
developed no talent for it. They were wise to leave it at just the
chanter.) At any rate, I've also suspected this was made from delrin.
I know that "African blackwood" (ebony) is the traditional high
quality material, but could this cheap chanter be delrin?

Spencer