significantly, tommy related that both tom clough and billy pigg played covering the holes with the pads, rather than the ends, of their fingers. he advocated playing tunes simply, with little ornamentation, and playing notes for full length, closing the hole only briefly before the next note. he also argued that for dance tunes, one should imagine playing for dancers, and for song tunes, one should imagine the words. he also set great store by rhythmic precision - his background in highland piping gave good training for this. he played a set with a nominal g pitched around f sharp, with a characteristically bright tone.