Lindstruments, Innovative Design for Scottish Instruments, Est. 2015

Musical instruments made and played by Donald WG Lindsay

Lindstruments is the workshop of Donald WG Lindsay, originator of the Lindsay System for Scottish smallpipes – an entirely keyless chanter system, developed over more than twenty years, that extends the practical range of Scottish smallpipes to over two octaves while preserving standard fingering and idiom.

Lindstruments offers Lindsay System chanters and related designs, and the project has generated recording projects and detailed coverage from organisations including the National Piping Centre, the Bagpipe Society and TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland).

Two early Lindsay System prototype sets are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Piping at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, and the system is used by pipers and makers in Scotland, North America and mainland Europe, including on award-winning recordings and film soundtracks such as The Outrun and My Old School.

Donald is a professional musician, recording, touring and performing on his self-designed and made instruments; recent releases include his album Two Boats Under the Moon (★★★★★ BBC Music Magazine, ★★★★ Songlines, ★★★★ The Scotsman) and his duo album Welcome Home My Dearie (8/10 Uncut) with longtime friend Alasdair Roberts.