Reed Anatomy: Synthetic Drone Reeds

Thursday, June 2, 2011

The last ten to fifteen years or so have seen an explosion of synthetic drones reeds makes out on the market. The modern Highland bagpiper is not at…

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4 Steps to Revive Dead Chanter Reeds

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Never chuck a good reed. A good chanter reed that has served you well may still do so even after it has dried out or turned “wimpy.” As…

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Pipehacker Tip: The DIY Pipe Bag Seasoning Funnel

Friday, April 8, 2011

Bagpipe bag seasoning is messy stuff. The wide mouth opening of your modern container of Airtight makes it an easy matter to make a clean pour into your…

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016 – The Bagpipe as an Extension of your Self – Philosophy

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Descartes: I think, therefore I am. The vast majority of Bagpiping Schools of Thought: …I [refuse to] think, therefore I am [magically a musical authority]… Philosophy is a…

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Scraping Bagpipe Chanter Reeds

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Ask twenty pipers the question “how do you scrape a chanter reed?” and you will likely get twenty different answers. There are as many treatments as there are…

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