Chanter Reed Selection—The Physical Exam
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ed. Note: Now is the time when many pipe bands are outfitting their pipe corps with new chanter reeds for the big contests to come. Here is a…