Where do *you* change to piper's grip?

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Re: Where do *you* change to piper's grip?

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tomcat wrote: I don't have large hands so when I started playing low whistles, so I purposely sought out those that reduced or eliminated the need for pipers grip.
Interesting that you want to avoid or reduce the very thing that allows people with smaller hands to more comfortably play bigger whistles.
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Re: Where do *you* change to piper's grip?

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pancelticpiper wrote:
tomcat wrote: I don't have large hands so when I started playing low whistles, so I purposely sought out those that reduced or eliminated the need for pipers grip.
Interesting that you want to avoid or reduce the very thing that allows people with smaller hands to more comfortably play bigger whistles.
well, its not the brightest move I ever made - but it did keep me from giving up. funny how its not a problem now....may prove, at least in my case, persistence wins over brilliance.
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