The Bagpipe Happiness Principle by Vince Janoski

Time is money, they say. If that is true, then what are you spending your money (time) on? “They” also say money can’t buy happiness. But I disagree. If you spend smartly, you can use your hard-earned cash on things that will improve and/or add value to, your life—the things that will bring you closer [...]

Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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Pipehacker 2011 Holiday Bagpipe Gift Guide—Black Friday Edition by Vince Janoski

If there’s something pipers love more than a good tune and a pint, it is stuff. And what better way to get stuff than to ask Santa Claus come the 25th of December? I mean, who wants to be out in retail stores the day after Thanksgiving? Not this piper, I assure you. That doesn’t [...]

Happy Thanksgiving from Pipehacker! by Vince Janoski

A Happy Thanksgiving to all! Take a moment today to give thanks to all the things that are good in your life—particularly those that support your glorious addiction to Highland bagpiping.

Chanter Reed Selection—The Match-Up by Vince Janoski

The ideal bagpipe sound starts with selecting the ideal chanter reed. Obvious? It is not always as easy as it seems. Personal preferences and taste coupled with what amounts to unlimited choice in makers and quality of chanter reed makes that initial task of selecting your ideal reed a bit more daunting. But unlimited choice [...]

Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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Morning Comix: PIPRZ by Vince Janoski

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This Week in Ebay Bagpipe Finds by Vince Janoski

Very few folks are alive today who can recall seeing the legendary PM Willie Ross play in person. Those who are may have a thing or two to say, but why wait for that? Here is a vintage 78 rpm record (yes, a record, a large, grooved vinyl disc that you spun around to hear [...]