Picknell died in 1943, and Clough's house was bombed in the same year and his lathe stolen – as pieces of pipes he was working on were also stolen, he must still have been an active pipemaker until this time. Clough also made reeds – there is a tradition that he made drone reeds from pieces of a bead curtain from the home of his wife Nancy's parents.
Picknell passed away in 1943, and Clough's residence was bombed in the same year, resulting in the theft of his lathe – as parts from pipes he was crafting were also stolen, it is clear that he continued to be an active pipemaker until then. Additionally, Clough created reeds; a custom claims that he fashioned drone reeds from fragments of a curtain hanging in the home of his wife Nancy's parents.