Mr. Fred Sandeman made bagpipes in Rhodesia in the 1970’s on an old treadle lathe. It’s not known how many bagpipes he made, however among them were four hand-carved thistle-mount bagpipes. Two owners, one in the UK and the other in Western Australia reached out to me with pictures of their thistle-mount pipes and memories of Fred Sandeman. Fred’s story, along with additional pictures of his bagpipes, can be found here; The Bagpipe Museum – Fred Sandeman. Also of interest is that “regular” bagpipes made by Fred have a strong resemblance to James Robertson bagpipes.