Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
That sounds good to me! (I didn't know my thumb had a 3rd knuckle until I just now checked.)

So the regulations you speak of are American? What's your impression of the sleeve length on the two British soldiers I posted above? (The Pipe Major and Drum Major of the Pipes & Drums of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, which band sadly no longer exists.)

We pipers want the sleeves coming a bit past the wrists while playing, meaning the sleeves are rather long when the arms are down at our sides. (Unless you're Bob Shepherd.)

Like here (the Pipes & Drums of The Highlanders)

Yes, I am referring to US military. The length on their sleeve looks good to me. I would wear it maybe 1/4 inch shorter, but I think the cuff being wider than my uniforms' cuff makes it look longer than it actually is. I think the sleeve being a tad longer definitely serves a functional purpose for you pipers, but your sleeves and the pipers' above do not seem too long in my opinion. I think there is a more contemporary trend among men to really shorten the fit of both sleeves and trouser legs. I like the slimmer contemporary cuts of suits, but I will always use my military uniforms regulations to guide sleeve and trouser length. The military has a funny way of re-programming one's brain