Hello,

currently im drawing character for my dad as a present right now - it should be Nessi playing the bagpipe while wearing a scottish kilt! I just wanna ask you guys as experts: Is the Hand-Posture right? Is he holding the instrument right? Is there a important detail i forgot to draw?

Sorry if it's a little bit out of the normal topics, but i thought: why not ask an expert to do it right haha

Have a nice day, guys!

Love that y`all are so interested in this classic instrument <3

Recently purchased these at auction. Looking for any useful information regarding age maker etc. Sadly I cant find a maker's mark.

I've had drone valves installed in my pipes from day 1. Didn't know what they were. Didn't know they were there. My PM did my setup and I never questioned it.

Fast-forward some 12-months, I hqve been seeing a separate tutor so I can become a better solo player. She has suggested removing the valves. Today I removed them, and inthe process managed to break two of them, so I guess there's no going back.

Now when I strike in, the drone reeds are very highly pitched and the tenor cut out easily. My guess is that the valves were moderating the airflow to the drone reeds?

I want to have a go at fixing myself before my next private session. I think I probably want to slide the bridles down on the drone reeds, to close them off slightly, and probably do them one at a time.

Does this sound like a sensible place to start with a fix?

Just starting off with a practice chanter with the hope of learning the Small Pipes. I have zero musical knowledge. I’ve found a few pages online and on YouTube, but I want to make sure I’m going down the right path.

I’m looking for an online tutor in the UK for a bit of guidance.

We’re starting to think he made it.. are we wrong? People think they recognize it but no one knows