I think he'd rather liked the sound of the tenors & bass of today. Maybe not so much the snare but I think he would've really appreciated some of the amazing things that are being done with the mid section. I mean he was all for the idea of being able to use other percussion instruments in the pipe band idiom. Cymbals etc. I'd think he'd of really dug some of the stuff that Shotts does now. Just my 2 cents.
