So what has happened to me since posting the sell of the pipes? Actually several things:
1) I went and saw a very experience player and told him my problems I was having and didn't ask him if i could try his pipes, but instead I was a listener and observer...watching his fingering, his bellow and bag work and his posture and all around mechanics. Thanks Glands!...
After I posted my sell, I went to my sun room and applied what I had seen and bingo, I felt extremely comfortable.
2) I read a post from a recent friend in here who said the following:
and you know its right on. I have never quit anything in my life and I am not going to begin with the pipes. So thanks Joseph.....though I honestly feel you haven't really dedicated yourself to them enough.
3) I spoke to a co-worker who has played guitar for 35 years who inspired me by saying, the instrument which requires alot is the one which pays off alot in the music it produces.
4) I called and spoke to the maker of my pipes...Thanks Seth...
5) But the one person who inspired me the most was "Seamus Ennis" All day at work I listened to his 40 years of piping and anyone who has heard this knows how it can make one feel.
So the final word is that "MY PIPES ARE NO LONGER FOR SELL"......NOR WILL THEY BE!
Thanks to all who wrote in support and for making me think......God Bless You All