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The “Bagpipe World’s” Best Guide

Most new bagpipers ask: "What kind of pipes should I buy?" This is a question that all new bagpipers have. The first thing I would tell you is that Ebay is not the place for a new bagpiper to buy pipes. The pipes sold on Ebay are usually made of Rosewood, Sheesham...

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Should bagpipe lessons be free?

In another bagpipe community, there is a lot of discussion about charging or not charging for bagpipe lessons. Let's be honest here: ""There ain't no free lunch"". When I started my program almost 20 years ago, I started a free lesson program. What I got was a lot of...

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Don’t Buy a Bagpipe!

That's what I said. ""Don't buy a bagpipe"", unless you talk to a teacher. This is one of the few instruments that exist where you don't actually start on the bagpipes themselves. What's needed is a practice chanter. The practice chanter looks a lot like a recorder...

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Do I need a bagpipe teacher or not?

I am a bagpipe teacher.  As  a teacher I would tell anybody new to playing the Great Highland Bagpipe of Scotland, that it would be worth their time and money to hire a teacher.  Although the instrument has only 9 notes, it is a relatively difficult instrument to play...

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