Very cool, Bill! How talented you are to be able to play all these different pipes! Does it feel odd to have that drone pipe off to the side like that? ...
Yesterday while bored on the oh-too-quiet reference desk, I was surfing some piping-related sites, including the bobdunsire forum, etc. I came across two free...
Never mind, got it (decided 'Duh! Just google "free ebook" +piping! In case you're curious, however, it was here: http://thevoicelog.com/?page_id=47 Just...
i've just tried to add mark's link to our links page without success, can someone who knows better what they're doing give it a try? it looks like a good,...
thanks very much patty, i was getting rather frustrated, tried posting it three times and when i tested it i got "cannot find server" every time. "gunner" ...
Hi. I've been learning the chanter for a few weeks now and I don't feel like I'm building up much stamina as far as my mouth muscles go. The longest I can play...
Ok, let's think about this. You are doing something that you have never had to do in your life...you are holding a round stick in your mouth and trying to...
forest, listen to the old sweats and don't give up. i once had to learn a discipline that involved holding 36 ounces of metal at arms length, muscles do get...
I'm just a beginner, too, but what I found was it wasn't how much of the pc goes in the mouth - basically just enough to make a good seal is all you need -...
On the reed moisture issue, your comment puzzles me a wee bit. The reed is plastic; I usually don't think of plastic as being an absorbent material like real...
Some people are just "Wet Blowers". I've been playing 30+ years and I still soak my PC reed with spit within minutes. You can purchase "Slobber Gobblers"...
I know, I wondered the same thing, myself, when my instructor suggested I dampen the reed when I was having persistent squeaking issues. I use a Gibson pc...
Thanks, I'll try this (the felt idea, at least). -Mark ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little...
Don't give up, I had the same expereince. Even worse, I switched to a harder reed, but over time it improved. Play till you get tired and do something else,...
... harder reed, but over time it improved. Play till you get tired and do something else, come back and play so more, when the lips are tired then give it a...
One thing a practice chanter will teach you is breath control. It has a very small bore and you build up a lot of back pressure in your mouth and throat....
Wet or dry has little to do with this problem, ( ok I'll accept that it is a bit) but it is basically a matter of physics. You can only force so much air...
"By the way, a 12 guage shotgun cotton cleaning stick from a gun or sporting goods shop (about $5.00 US) is great for swabbing out the PC chanters top half....
I assume you mean clean recycled cloth diapers, right? Gary and clean recycled diapers also make good cleaning patches for guns and pipes, good for cleaning...
I have been playing for four years. I recently changed PC reeds and have had to work harder with the new one. This is a good thing. It builds my endurance and...
A gent was telling me about an older lady who came up to him one day with the age-old question of what he was wearing under his kilt. Instead of the usual...
And she should have said "Why would I want to look at nothing?" ;-) ... Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. [Non-text portions...
Just some trivia - I've done some Rennaisance re-enacting in the past which included demonstrations of spinning and weaving and how to wear the great kilt. All...
One of the things I noticed early on is that most P.C.'s have a very small blow hole. My mouth used to get tired and feeling stretched when I played on the...
Well, speaking of blowing steady, I feel like I do pretty well in that department, with many years experience in choral singing, a minor in voice in college,...
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OMG, I'm in love!! I hope MacLellan Bagpipes is still in business by the time I'm ready to buy my first set, 'cause these babes are GORGEOUS! My breath...
