＜p data-start="212" data-end="697"＞Developed in collaboration between Bernard Overton and Paul Windridge, the Brinklow Pipe is a modern single-reed folk instrument inspired by the historic chalumeau. Designed for players familiar with whistle fingering, it offers a clarinet-like tone without the need for complex cross-fingerings or overblowing. Its range spans nearly two octaves (not fully chromatic) in the keys of C, D, G, and related minor keys (Am, Bm, Em), making it well-suited to much of the folk repertoire.＜/p＞ ＜p data-start="699" data-end="1061"＞Constructed from hand-turned rosewood, the instrument is notably lightweight compared to a blackwood clarinet, yet retains excellent tonal qualities. The brass keywork is kept to a minimum for simplicity and visual harmony with the wood. Each pipe is fitted with a standard clarinet mouthpiece, reeds, and cork grease, and is supplied in a fabric pouch.＜/p＞ ＜p data-start="1063" data-end="1298"＞The Brinklow Pipe’s design draws on the chalumeau tradition—a cylindrical bore, single-reed woodwind of the Baroque and early Classical period that served as a predecessor to the modern clarinet—while adapting it for modern folk use.＜/p＞ ＜p data-start="1300" data-end="1732"＞Paul Windridge studied woodwind making and repair at Newark College, graduating with distinction. His career includes work for Rudall Carte & Co., Boosey & Hawkes, and over 15 years in Sheehan’s Music Services’ woodwind workshop. He now works independently as a maker and repairer. Bernard Overton is best known for creating the Overton Whistle, a widely respected instrument in the whistle-playing community since the late 1960s.＜/p＞