Hi everyone i am a piper in the south of england i play with a band called RAF Halton Pipes and Drums. We need more members if any one is intreded email me at...
I'm a bit of a novice with the pipes and I was wondering how you would determine your piping grade. Are there "tests" for this, are you appointed a grade, or...
... Interestingly enough Mark, all you have to do to "earn" grade 4 is buy a set of pipes and show up to the nearest highland game in "appropriate Highland...
... grade ... through a ... Ok, I was looking at the PPBSO website, but they were pretty vague on requirements. They gave some dates for highland games around...
... Well, I do own a set of shuttle pipes and I am American! LOL... I often get asked if the I'm the real John Walsh... I reply either that yes I am the real...
Hi im british and not an American i do not know their obscure rules. The grade is a band grade our band is a grade 3a band. For us we won most the Grade 4 ...
Hi are u british? if u are then there are only exams which can be taken to determin you ability these can be done at the College of Piping, RSPBA school or...
I find cane reeds to be frusterating and extermely tempermental! I've been told that cane reeds are good to fine tune where when using synthetic (Ezeedrone...
Fraser, I am Canadian. We have a College of Piping in either Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia (I forget -- in fact, it's probably neither of those...), but...
... Well, I have never used cane drone reeds. I have my Ezeedrones set up on my MacLellan pipes with an easy reed and they are very nice, they sound great,...
Just some quick notes on my new pipes. I just recently purchased a set of Dunbar poly pipes. I bought them for two reasons. One is that I travel and I wanted a...
These are all questions that any instructor should be able to help you with. Find a good teacher, bagpipes are hard enpogh to learn with out doing it...
... There you go folks... now please, no more discussions of those pesky bagpipe thingies... go ask your instructor/P.M./GOD if you have any other questions. ...
I agree completely, I have a set of P-3s too, most of the people in my band(these are all seasoned pipers...) can't tell the difference in tone(esp. drones)...
Dude, Word to the wise. Dont take the pipes during hunting season! ... that ... of ... up ... hate ... look ... of ... run ... bigoted ... that ... backpacing,...
... Why not! I know people who take all kinds of instuments on camping/back packing trips. If you enjoy playing the pipes and the music you make there is no...
Don't you understand sarcasm? He was being facetious but he made a very good point. Reg in Anaheim ... From: trainman101_101 To: bagpipers2@yahoogroups.com ...
Speaking of back packing... I take mine to Stone Mountain Park. The pipes sounds so wonderfully different outdoors there and I can find places where I don't...
... Sorry Mark, a bit of sarcasm here. It has been posted many times that an instructor is by far the best way to learn the pipes... and I fully support that...
... No doubt... like the drones look waaaaaaaay too much antlers to an over eager hunter.... not to mention the effect of a few bad strike ins! John...
MacLellans?? Very interesting, my family clan is MacLellan! "I wanted to stop messing up my setup on my MacLellans." [Non-text portions of this message have...
