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One major problem, and perhaps this is demonstrated by tommykleen : if you tune the regulators to the chanter, or to the known pitches of the chanter , usually the chanter is tuned when both hands are engaged on it, using some 'standard' or piper prefered fingering. When playing the chanter single ...

Another would be found here: https://irishpipertom.com/videos/ Our own Tommy Klein playing Seothín Seó.Bob Why doesn't this piper tune his instrument before making these, for the most part, out of tune regulators, video clips? I've looked at a few of them and find them extremely hard to listen to. ...

I made a house call: Shawn needs a new reed. It's not him, not the set.

For your horrorsment (horror/amusement), here’s an homage to The Foxchase, featuring a more rustic, proletariat view of animal pursuit.

https://youtu.be/Xqiy8NQnkhM

There are quite a few pipers in the Twin Cities metro area. There's a fine piper (Jeremy Kingsbury) up near Grand Portage (I think) .
PM me for more deets.

Another option is to extend the bass reg reed seat that will bring the low G down to E. Of course, it changes the pitches of the other notes on that reg. This only works with a wrap-around reg bar.

I’ve been playing Seothín Seó for some years. I scored it up and it’s in one of the An Piobaire issues from a few years ago. Sorry I’m not sure which one. Maybe a search on pipers.ie will produce something.

https://youtu.be/i4l-ljyVqfw

Nice fresh look for this venerable club!

I wouldn't be piping if it weren't for the Seattle club and this event. Plain and simple.

See you all there!

rorybbellows wrote:I hope grunge pipeing tradition is going strong.

RORY

Surely you've heard of Pearl Crann?

I'm delighted to see the club is still kickin'!

There's at least one Coyne chanter that is quite narrow (in profile). I believe some (living) makers have made reproductions of that or similar.

[channeling Rory] “Piper’s stool” is a recognized medical condition, for which is described the orthopedic piper’s chair.

Looks to be a two-drone set, with an outboard...tenor? And the key above the tenor reg C key must be for an E reg. Yes?

It almost looks like a chunk of the mount/chanter is missing. If so, I wonder if the hole is evidence of a bad pin-job repair(?)

What a terrific list of recordings! I'm filing that away!

I would add Leo Rickard "Pure Piping". A pipes-only high-wire (and without a net) act!