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Subject: Re: Advice please Author: ladypiper47 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:36:47 09/26/03 Fri In reply to: Allan Lindsay 's message, "Advice please" on 22:52:24 09/22/03 Mon >I just bought a set of Pakistani made bagpipes on E >Bay. ( Don't laugh. Just wanted to try them). They >did not come with instructions, but I think I put the >reeds in the right place. Problem is, I can't get the >bag to hold air. Am I doing something wrong? Or are >the pipes defective? If you haven't done it already, go around to your local science store (the one the high school science teachers go to) and buy a set of rubber stoppers to fit all the short posts sticking out of the bag (these are called 'drone stocks') except the one where the blow stick goes. Now blow up the bag. The bag should stay inflated pretty well even when you squeeze it. If it doesn't - try to find the leaks. If the leaks are at the cords tied around the drone stocks, get electrical tape and bind these joints really tightly. Try again. If still leaking - get a new bag. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Advice please Author: Bruno caron [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:53:19 09/27/03 Sat >Hello Allan, I would suggest to you to get a set of rubber plugs, remove your drones , chanter and all reeds and plug the drones and chanter openings. Then blow your bag as hard as you can and wait for about 45 seconds to a minute. If your problem is a reed problem, your bag should remain inflated with perhaps a breath of air missing. If it does not then obviously your problem is with the bag itself. It could be that the chanter and drone stocks are poorly tied, or the check valve on the blowstick does not work properly. It could also be as you mentioned a reed problem, I suggest you intall one drone at a time with its reed - while leaving the other openings plugged - and then try blowing your bag, do this and see what happens. I hope you can fix your problem without having to by another bag. Sincerly, Bruno Caron. I just bought a set of Pakistani made bagpipes on E >Bay. ( Don't laugh. Just wanted to try them). They >did not come with instructions, but I think I put the >reeds in the right place. Problem is, I can't get the >bag to hold air. Am I doing something wrong? Or are >the pipes defective? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]