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Subject: Re: playing the bagpipes

Author:
dagdaj

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Date Posted: 17:45:31 10/10/02 Thu
In reply to: treebeard 's message, "playing the bagpipes" on 16:20:43 10/09/02 Wed

My tips...and you'll find that everyone has differing opinions.

-Yep...you have to blow like crazy...but you gain strength.
-Get a practice chanter. Tons easier to learn on.
-See if you can get hooked up with a band or teacher in your area. There's lots of directories on the web. It's much easier to learn right from the start than it is to correct bad habits down the road. You'll be more pleased with your final product that way.

>ok so i just got these highland pipes from
>e-bay...rosewood standard beginner kind of piPes i
>guess..always wanted to play them...i've sealed the
>bag twice and it keeps it's air to a good
>degree,checked the drones for sound ...the reed plays
>but i got to blow like no ones bussiness...is that
>standard....should the reed be kept wet or damp....its
>sooo hard to make it play when its all hooked up most
>of the air seems to escape via the canter through the
>reed...is that standard....or...is there a
>secret.....anyone's imput would be great, i obviously
>have alot of questions....
>HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

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Chris C.
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Date Posted: 12:13:21 03/12/03 Wed

>should the reed be kept wet or damp....

You can dampen it a bit, which sometimes (depending on the reed) makes it a bit easier to play.... Some pipers frown on this practice, but usually the reed will dampen a bit while playing anyway.

>its
>sooo hard to make it play when its all hooked up most
>of the air seems to escape via the canter through the
>reed...is that standard....or...is there a
>secret.....

Maybe check your valve, especially if you have a leather one? I once had a problem with extra air escaping somewhere while playing, and it wasn't the bag -- I found I was losing some air through the leather flapper valve. I replaced it with a plastic valve, and it's much much better.

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