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[Jim Fogelman]

Synthetic bags, even hybrid bags, feel flimsy and I always felt like my drones were going to fall off of my shoulder, whereas a skin bag has some heft...

[Jim Fogelman]

Any MCS that attaches to the drones will impact the tone. They (at least to some degree) reduce airflow to the drone, and effectively separate the drone...

[Jim Fogelman]

You very well may need to season it again soon. New bags are pretty hungry.

As far as storage goes, I keep my drone bottoms in the stocks,...

[Jim Fogelman]

Tube comes out and is stored outside the bag

For the blowpipe, I use an old chanter cap to keep the valve from getting dinged

[Jim Fogelman]

Sinclair makes a sold pipe....

[Jim Fogelman]

We use grace notes as our articulators in the music. Even a doubling is just two articulations.

If you think about a C doubling on a quarter...

[Jim Fogelman]

That’d be Catalan catalin

[Jim Fogelman]

They used to be white, but they turned orange. Some people like the orange look, others don’t....

[Jim Fogelman]

Even though you have to lift your D finger (in this case) to sound the note, focus on getting your finger down. You want it to hit the chanter, with some...

[Jim Fogelman]

Just go with the plastic stock, you won’t have to worry about moisture again. If you go for a split stock, you get the added benefit of a tube trap....

[Jim Fogelman]

For what purpose will you be using the stand? Between practice sessions (pipes on it all the time), or just for breaks while playing (pipes in their case...

[Jim Fogelman]

I’m a fan of my Colin Kyo. It’s laminate, not ABW, but sounds like it’s gonna check the boxes. Mine doesn’t have a threaded reed...

[Jim Fogelman]

Something like 2 32nds before a long theme note would make sense

[Jim Fogelman]

When I started out, I had exactly what you described - a tube and bottle water trap and tone enhancers. After a few months I pulled the enhancers and...

[Jim Fogelman]

It’s not quite in contradiction with fashion rules. Even in Saxonwear, the bottom button is usually left unbuttoned for jackets and vests. If you...