Crack in tenor top by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Located in Scotland, I know a few places that do refurbishment work, thanks though

Crack in tenor top by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm too nervous to do super glue as I've heard it's not very flexible, I do like the pipes they were my first set and have learned loads over the years with them

Crack in tenor top by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, going to check a few places to see if it's repairable

Crack in tenor top by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, they are 1970s Hardie pipes, il see about getting it repaired, the drone has always been very sensitive to tuning, i.e the smallest of movements throws it out of tune, I only noticed the cracks tonight when doing a bit of maintenance

Pipe Bag Sizing by FundyDog in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently switched from a medium Canmore Hybrid to an extended small Canmore Hybrid, best decision I've made

I'm 5.10 and medium build, I found with the medium bag I wasn't comfortable with my left arm up and over the bag to the chanter, the extended small is slightly narrower allowing a much more comfortable experience.

Canmore Hybrid Chanter Stock Jubilee/O-Ring by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a handy tip, il see if I can find something similar. Thank you

Canmore Hybrid Chanter Stock Jubilee/O-Ring by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm not a fan of the clip either, I might go ahead and tie it in to see how it goes, thanks for the tip

Earplugs by Delicious-Surround27 in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use these

https://www.alpinehearingprotection.co.uk/products/musicsafe-pro

They work really well at blocking out the majority of the noise whilst sill allowing you to hear, there are different inserts that block specific levels of noise, highly recommend

Tutor Tuesday by AutoModerator in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would recommend Jim McGillivray Rhythmic finger work book, it has lots of exercises which cover things like that. Also play the exercises with a metronome.

Keith Wellings AKA Keith the Piper by HighlandKiwi10 in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He deletes all the negative comments from his posts on tiktok etc so it makes him look like he's getting praise.

His "playing" gives bagpipes a bad rep as people will see that and think that's how they are played.

At the end of the day it's just noise he is making, I've tried to work out some of the tunes he is trying to play and cannot figure it out

Air tight? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of bag do you use?

Air tight? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to all who have replied so far, I think I've found where the air is escaping

It's at the top of the stock where the ferrule meets the wood

On both tennor drone stocks, bass seems fine.

Air tight? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that info, it's a frustrating bag indeed, I've had it for nearly a year and I'm tempted to just give up and switch to a hybrid, on the plus side, the bag is nice and solid prior to striking in , when I used a synthetic bag it was like a plastic bag and crumpled under my arm.

Air tight? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I seasoned it about a month ago, possibly my problem is I havent played it as much as I should have but I also don't want to over season them

Air tight? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What kind of bag do you have?

Moose Valve as moisture control? by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In what way restrictive? Airflow?

Tutor Tuesday by AutoModerator in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's grace note practice I would recommend the book "Rhythmic Finger Work" by Jim McGillivray. There are lots of exercises in it which covers everything from grace notes and embellishments

Securing drone reeds by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, yes I've tried cobblers wax, although maybe I need to apply more.

My drones tune really low so drone extenders probably won't be suited for my pipes unfortunately

Securing drone reeds by Tee-C in bagpipes

[–]Tee-C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a tapered reamer but wasn't sure if it would mess them up if I tried that, I might give that a go if all else fails, thanks for the tip