[2] During his lifetime Juhan Maaker performed with great success in hundreds of concert halls and became popular all over Estonia [3] and also in Finland.

[5] 36 pieces performed by Juhan Maakeri have been preserved and digitized from Phonograph wax cylinders found in the Estonian Literature museum.

[6] During his lifetime a sculpture of Juhan Maaker was made by the Estonian National Museum's sponsorship.

[4] After Juhan Maaker's nephew Aleksander Maaker (1890–1968) death there was only one surviving bagpipe player alive in Estonia: Olev Roomet who became the revivalist of bagpipe in the country by training 25 new players in the 1970s.

[7] In modern times bagpipe playing is a part of the curriculum at University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's Traditional Music faculty and in a number of regular music schools around the country.