Jakub Jahn (1902–1978), who lived in the village of Ždanov, made about 50 Bock bagpipes.
His son, Vuk Šteffek, (1879–1966) carried on the tradition of making and repairing the pukl. In Chodsko, one of the most famous makers of the Bock (or pukl in the local Chod dialect) was Bolfík Šteffek (1842–1923), who lived and worked in Újezd. As the instrument's revival continues, it is also gaining ground in Austria and Bavaria. The instrument is now mainly played in the Czech Republic, particularly South Bohemia in Strakonice and in Western Bohemia around the town of Domažlice in the region known as Chodsk. In Egerland-style instruments, the drone hangs downward from the bag, whereas in the Bohemian variant, the drone extends backwards over the player's shoulder. The top end of the chanter is often shaped in the form of a goat-head. The chanter and drone terminate in amplifying bells of horn or brass, angled upwards. These bellows-blown bagpipes are believed to have made their way into southern and western Bohemia in the first half of the 19th century. The current variant of the Bock is generally bellows-blown, which has the advantage of allowing the piper to sing along with their playing.
The single drone and single chanter have cylindrical bores and employ single reeds. The drone of the Bock is usually pitched two octaves below the tonic of the chanter. Tomáš Spurný playing an Egerland-style Bock Design
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