▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁his ▁bi ography ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁respect ed ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁P ipes . ▁ ▁The ▁eng ra ving ▁above ▁shows ▁him ▁playing ▁this ▁instrument . ▁One ▁detail ▁apparent ▁from ▁this , ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁d ron es ▁were ▁not ▁tun ed ▁sole ly ▁in ▁oct aves ▁like ▁the ▁modern ▁instrument , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁d ron es ▁in ▁oct aves , ▁and ▁another ▁intermediate ▁dr one ▁a ▁fourth ▁or ▁fifth ▁above ▁the ▁bass ▁dr one . ▁This ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁dr one ▁pattern ▁of ▁earlier ▁" P ast oral ▁pip es ", ▁and ▁ ▁there ▁are ▁surv iving ▁sets ▁of ▁Union ▁pip es ▁in ▁the ▁Mor p eth ▁Ch antry ▁Bag pipe ▁Museum ▁by ▁Robert ▁Re id , ▁with ▁such ▁d ron es . ▁There ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁two ▁regul ators , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁modern ▁Irish ▁sets ▁which ▁have ▁three , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁ch anter ▁stopped ▁on ▁the ▁kne e , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁modern ▁instrument , ▁so ▁these ▁are ▁not ▁Past oral ▁pip es . ▁▁ ▁He ▁visited ▁Bed ling ton , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁closing ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁entertain ment ▁at ▁the ▁North umb rian ▁pi per ▁and ▁f idd ler ▁Thomas ▁H air ' s ▁public ▁house , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Bell . ▁This ▁was ▁relatively ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁after ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁but ▁before ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁It ▁is