Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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A Pipehacker Hallowe’en! by Vince Janoski

There are those of us who are always “costume challenged” every Hallow’een. Lament no more! As a last ditch effort, you can be one of the greatest pipers who ever lived!

This Week in Ebay Bagpipe Finds by Vince Janoski

You just never know what you might find… Here is a “vintage” solo bagpiping medal from-a-way-on-back in 1987. Silver, so second place to a lucky guy or gal! The medal even comes with an embossed bagpiper and engraving on the back with the year. Ah, remember the days when you used to get custom medals [...]

Hack Your Practice: Being a Better Bagpiper with E’s by Vince Janoski

All of us want to be better bagpipers, right? Bagpiping is one of those art forms that never stops giving and compels people to never stop working. That is essentially what is at the heart of previous posts such as “5 Ways to Become a Better Bagpiper” and “5 Ways to Build Good Practice Habits.” [...]

Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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Pipehacker Tip: Use a Spare Bagpipe Bag Cover in the Off-Season by Vince Janoski

Would you mow your lawn or clean your house in your good suit? Of course not. You have an old T-shirt and some work pants for that kind of thing, something you don’t mind getting dirty. But pipers do this all the time when we play our nice, clean bag covers during our non-performing times. [...]

Better Bagpipe Blowing: Take It to the Limit by Vince Janoski

You should always be playing at the edge of your abilities if you are committed to improvement. That is a given in just about anything you do. There are many who will say that the outer limit is as far as you can go, that you will go no further, while the more rational and [...]