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[Dan Bell]

No, you shouldn't just accept this. You'll go through reeds and bags at an appalling rate if you do, and you're likely to struggle to get a consistent/reliable...

[Dan Bell]

The chanter is the heart of the setup, and finding a good reed is critical. I play a G1 b-flat chanter, with a straight-cut Shepherd reed (NOT a b-flat...

[Dan Bell]

No two pieces of wood are the same. No matter what leaves the shop, a wooden instrument will change over time. I think with pipes, there's a strong selective...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Baritone, ugh!

There are no rules; play what sounds good to you.

I would say I probably do 80% of my playing with just...

[Dan Bell]

Re: "Clan MacRae Society" four or six parts?



At what level? I think the answer is "some will, some...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Dunbar Classic

I don't own either a Gellaitry set nor a Dunbar, but I've heard and worked with both for extended periods of time in...

[Dan Bell]

Re: 1950's Robertsons



That's my setup, too, in almost every instrument I've played. I have yet to find a bagpipe where...

[Dan Bell]

Re: The GPB (Great Pakistani Bagpipes)

Pakistan is a modern nation. They have built nuclear weapons. They are capable of manufacturing...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Polyester thread replacing hemp?

Only pipers could generate 6 pages of discussion about what kind of thread we use to hold our instruments...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Gibson Fireside pipes

Are you tuning it by listening to the interval with the A drones, or with the E on the chanter? Are you sure...

[Dan Bell]

Re: How many sets do you own?

- ca. WW1 Henderson, silver and ivory.

- ca. early 2000s MacLellan, silver, bronze and satinwood....

[Dan Bell]

Re: Social anxiety and pipe band

As a long-time PM/PS, I think it's really a problem if players other than whoever is leading practice...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Poly pipes.... Opinions

My suspicion (as someone who's not a maker, but who's played and heard a lot of bagpipes) is that everything...

[Dan Bell]

Re: Poly pipes.... Opinions



Yup. We have a set in our (grade 3) band that is much better than many blackwood sets I've...

[Dan Bell]

Re: mouth blown Maclellan studio pipes 2 drone.

Ask the maker. He makes smallpipe chanters in both A and B-flat.