It's been months since I've last sent out a notice, but I wrote up a new article
this week. It's
not going to be of much interest to anyone past the basics of piping, but it's
meant to
address questions I get from people who have a new set of bagpipes and don't
know how
to set them up.

http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/new-bagpipes-to-play.shtml

It's "fresh off the presses", so to speak, so critical eyes and brains will be
appreciated for
suggestions as well as catching typos, etc. I invariably write these things late
a night, not
the best time for alert brain function! I feel there's something that I'm
missing so feel free
to let me know if you think of any omissions.

For those of you who don't know, as of last November, I'm now the Editor for
WUSPBA's
quarterly newsletter 'Words & Music'. The first issue of my watch was published
a few
weeks ago. As a little bonus, I'm including the link to the newsletter here.
It'll be publicly
posted on the WUSPBA site soon. (The URL has already been sent to all the WUSPBA
members). I believe the judge and band interview would be of interest to those
outside of
our association.
http://www.wuspba.org/wam/2008-Winter-WordsMusic.pdf

Some have asked if I've recovered from the issues with my hands and wrists. The
short
answer: not yet. The day I was supposed to see a specialist (finally!) I had a
100+F degree
fever, so it's been rescheduled for next month. I'm still doing a little
practice chanter here
and there, but my time on the full set of pipes has been minimal. It's been
frustrating, but
I have hope yet.

Best wishes to all,
Andrew
--
Andrew T. Lenz, Jr.
www.BagpipeJourney.com - Reference for Bagpipers
Santa Cruz, California U.S.A.

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