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I might get a second or two from the chanter with a full bag, and it takes maybe 8-10 pumps to fill it to even feel that it's close to full. I don't know who made the pipes, Pakistani most likely but they cost me basically a few dollars plus the shipping costs from an auction. I didn't buy them with...

Yes the problem is that even with franticaly pumping the bellows I can't fill the bag enough to maintain sound from the chanter.

Yes it works well. As a test I reversed the flow to it with a fitting and a GHB blowstick and couldn't force any air through it back to the bellows.

I'm in Austin TX. Yep, cork the bag and air remains, tight as a football. Bellows are the same, no air escaping.

[THREAD REVIVAL - MOD] I'm as new as a new beginner can get despite having my practice set for over a year. I pick em and put em down for long periods of time just because I get so much resistance from them. I'm having the same problem as the original poster. I just can't put enough air into the ba...