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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…