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Your profile says you are located in Colombia so that begs the question: which type of bagpipe do you wish to learn? Getting a practice chanter for that type of pipe would be important but even more important would be to make contact with a local bagpipe player, if one exists, who can help you pick ...

I try not to play when I'm even a little high. Throws off my focus.

meh.

I have Uilleann pipes and Scottish small pipes, not Border pipes, but the issues should be similar. As for posture, keeping your back relatively straight will affect in a positive way your endurance. Leaning "into" the chanter tends to transfer stress to your forearms and hands, resulting ...

There's nothing quite like the Uilleann pipes for expressiveness and I would be the last person to try to disuade you from attempting the transition. I tried to do the same but, after several years, I gave up and went back to the GHB. I found it easy to play simple tunes on the Uilleann pipes but wa...

Update on my experience with the McCallum SSP. I play these nearly every day and enjoy them more and more. The bellows versus mouth-blowing technique took a bit of getting use to but is so worth it. The reeds are rock-steady and I haven't had to touch the tuning even once as humidity levels in the h...

I couldn't hold off - I acquired a set. Initial impression is very positive: very nice tone & sound. Even though I have played the Uilleann pipes, the bellows are going to take awhile to get use to. And those bellows... VERY manly! Much more capacity than the bellows for my Uilleann pipes. So fa...

Does anyone have an opinion on the quality and value of McCallum bellows-blown small pipes in A made by Fred Morrison? I'm considering buying a set.

I imagine this is why the Highland Pipes were invented.

What? Aren't the reeds suppose to squeek? Maybe that's why my cat hates my pipes...

You are right, Anima. It never occurred to me that the "offer" would be taken seriously. Anyway, I don't mean to distract from or hijack the original post, and my sincere comment about being sad to see Seth leave the trade. I enjoy my Gallagher pipes.

I am sad to see him end his pipe making career but wish him well. On a totally unrelated note, I'm offering my Seth Gallagher D 1/2 "Collector's Set" for $17,500. Plus shipping, of course.

They store well.

When I remarried, my wife already knew I played the Highland and Uilleann pipes. I don't play the Highland pipes indoors (its a hearing loss thing) and she is neutral as to my playing the Uilleann pipes at home. Her cat use to run and hide under the bed whenever I would play. Now it just stays under...

Received my copy today and, while I haven't read all 600 pages, it looks like a treasure.