I wound up doing D d d d, and liking it for now, may try D D d d and will remember to widen the slot on the string guide.

James if you go with a wound third string you will have to widen the slot on the string guide. Utility knife works well for that... Robert.

Thanks Bob, much appreciated.  I had out the hourglass poplar I got from you back in December, and decided I wanted to get away from doubled melody but still keep it in Bagpipe, so wanted to get some ideas from the site.  Guess I'll be going to the music store a bit later in the day then for some new strings and try D D d d.

James I like DDdd. It sounds more robust. Even on my Galax I like a low D in the mix... Robert

Got a question that I was thinking about, and wanted to find out about.  For people that play Bagpipe tuning, but have it 4 string equidistant, do you have it set up D D d d, D d d d, or how?  Any insight would be greatly appreciated.