Pipehacker Project: The Chanter Cap Hack
Monday, February 6, 2017
If you’ve been playing Highland bagpipes at all in the last thirty years, it’s likely you’ve got a cap or, what is essentially a “mock stock†to put…
If you’ve been playing Highland bagpipes at all in the last thirty years, it’s likely you’ve got a cap or, what is essentially a “mock stock†to put…
The modern competitive bagpiper can become quite the connoisseur of hotel rooms and beds. International competition and even the local US circuit will have a piper and his…
Bagpipes, and the accessories that go along with them, have changed little over the last 100 years or more. The way we set up and care for our…
The chanter cap has become as ubiquitous a part of the pipe box as a roll of black tape. But moisture left on the reed after playing can…
The Highland bagpipers need to be versed in all the skills to sound their best. In the true Pipehacker tradition, here is a sporran-sized, exquisitely portable survival kit for reedsmithing and manipulation. Make your own pipe-hacked, miniaturized versions of the tools you need for reed-hacking while practicing or fine tuning before performance time.