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Andrew's Articles for PipersWhat good is bagpipe knowledge if you don't share it? Articles I've researched and written about the various aspects of the Great Highland Bagpipe, for both beginners and advanced pipers. Perhaps you'll find answers to questions you didn't know you had! Instrument Bagpipes Anatomy. Bagpipes parts 101—what all those things are called and how they fit. My New Bagpipes Won't Play. Evaluating and setting up new bagpipes with no experience. How to Season a Bagpipe Bag. Why not to leave it in the can, and more. How to Tie-In a Hide Bagpipe Bag. Where to cut those holes, what to use for securing, etc. Bagpipe Bag Sizes. Measurements of different brands of bagpipe bags. Chanter Reed Basics. (Also available translated in German as a PDF file.) Modifying Chanter Reeds. Tips on what to do if a reed just isn't right. How to Carve a Chanter. Correcting holes in a not quite perfect chanter. How to Adjust Synthetic Drone Reeds. The advice of adjusting all brands of bagpipe drone reeds. How to Adjust Shepherd Plastic Drone Reeds. Specific advice for old plastic Shepherd reeds. Bagpipe Leaks - Diagnosis and Repair. Your pipes are taking too much air? Caring for Your Bagpipes After Play. What to do with your pipes before you put them away. How to Clean Ivory on a Set of Bagpipes. If you are lucky enough to need to know. Drone Cords: Tying and Making. How to secure those drones. Drone Ribbons: Securing and Making. What's up with that flappy fabric. Hemping your Tuning Pins. The various techniques for sealing drone tops to tuning pins. How to Identify a High Quality Bagpipe. Chattering? Torn combing? How to Appraise a Set of Bagpipes. Silver? Ivory? Warped? And list of appraisers. Guide to Identifying Brands of Drone Reeds. The world's most complete listing. Guide to Identifying Brands of Drone Valves. There's not that many made, but here you go. Bagpipe Bag Cover Sewing Pattern. Just in case you want a do-it-yourself cover. If you are looking for my Guide to Electronic Bagpipes, I'm not expecting it to be ready for posting until
Technique/Practice/Instructors Bagpipe Finger Positions. How to place your fingers to get those different piping notes. How to Become a Rotten Piper. If that's what you want to be—or maybe not. Finding the Right Bagpipe Instructor. Where to get one and what to do when you do. Learning Bagpipes without an Instructor. Why not, how to avoid it, and how to do it.
Competition Why or why not to compete. The pros and cons of solo bagpipe competition. Things to Know for Your First Competition. How not to mix up your stewards and judges. Understanding Solo Competition Grading. A primer. There's more to it than meets the ears. I suggest you go to my Competition Journal for more insight on competition.
Band Joining a Pipe Band. Where to find one, how to evaluate, and what to expect. Band Equipment Rental Agreement. A legal form for bands to keep track of loaned items. Improving Band Websites. Advice for pipe band website designers. How and When to Change Bands. Thinking a new band? Some things to think about.
General Piper's Dictionary. Learn what those puzzling terms and abbreviations mean. How to Tie a Ghillie Brogues. All the little things to know about piper's shoes. How to Wear a Piper's Plaid. It's possible to go it alone. Horsehair Sporrans - How to Care for Them. Cleaning, brushing, storing. Useful Items to Keep Around for Piping. Things you might never think of. Playing Bagpipes in the Rain. How to make the best of a nasty situation. Traveling on Airlines with Bagpipes. Remember to take your sgian dubh out of your case? Andrew's Pipe Case Contents (For the curious). Perrier? Safety pins? Making a Bagpipe Water Manometer. A tool for learning steady blowing and more. How to Buy a set of Bagpipes on eBay. Wow! How can those be so cheap? Bagpiping Disagreements and Controversies. What is best? How is best? An FAQ of sorts. Guide to abc Music Notation for Bagpipes. How to engrave high quality bagpipe sheet music. Who's Who in Bagpiping. (I can use all the help I can get on this one!) The Piper to the Sovereign. The official pipers to the British Monachy since 1843. The Piper to the Queen Mother. The official pipers to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Index of Classic Collections of Piobaireachd Tunes. Alphabetical list of piobaireachd tunes and sources. Interview with the late Bob Dunsire. A visit with the founder of the BobDunsire.com forums. Tribute to Bob Dunsire. Some tunes written (not by me) in honor of Bob Dunsire.
Gold Medal Winners (Oban and Inverness). A list of gold medalists at the Argylshire Gathering and Northern Meeting. Clasp Winners (Inverness/Aviemore). A list of winners of the Clasp at the Northern Meeting. The Silver Chanter Winners. A list of winners Annual MacCrimmon Memorial Piobaireachd Competition.
Materials not written by me, but I'm making available here. One Minute Excercises by Aaron Shaw & Glen Thompson (PDF) Offered here with permission. Gordon Speirs' Reed Making Paper Jim McGillivray's Basic Principles of Drone-Tuning |
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