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Fix a fly-away blowpipe with this simple trick

Jul 03, 2017 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear 0

In order to achieve ultimate comfort when playing your pipes, you'll want your equipment to be the right size and to be set up for optimal efficiency. We've discussed the importance of finding the...

Check out the new BagpipeLessons.com Shop and my six new practice guides

Feb 17, 2017 Jori Chisholm Downloads, Equipment & Gear 0

You may have already seen my recently launched brand new BagpipeLessons.com. The old site was functional but needed a redesign to make things easier to find and to work properly on mobile devices....

How to Achieve a Well-Balanced and Efficient Bagpipe

Nov 04, 2016 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Workshop 3

How do you want your bagpipe to sound? How would you define great bagpipe tone? How do you want your pipes to feel? How would you describe your perfect instrument setup? In today's post on the...

How to tune up a pipe band

May 13, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 7

A well-tuned pipe band is a spectacular thing. A poorly tuned band can be hard to listen to. Many factors contribute a band's ability to produce a great sound, the process of tuning up a pipe band...

Close up with a new water trap device

Mar 22, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos 5

Here's a detailed look at the new Trap Dri water trap design made in Scotland by Alan Forbes. Author: Jori ChisholmJori Chisholm is an American professional bagpipe player and teacher who lives in...

Build a clever storage dispenser for your bagpipe hemp

Jan 07, 2016 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos 7

I've been a huge fan of using dental floss of various piping-related applications. I love that the floss comes in its own plastic case with a small cutting tool for easy dispensing and storage....

Ezeedrone Reeds vs. New Increased Absorption Reeds (HD Video)

Dec 15, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 2

You've probably played or at least heard of Ezeedrone brand drone reeds. They are the most popular and best-selling drone reeds of all-time. The reeds are reasonably priced, come standard with many...

Up close with Matthew Welch: Sheepskin bags, cane drone reeds, piping in academia, bagpipe jazz, Balinese gamelan, finding your true musical voice, and more…

Nov 12, 2015 Matthew Welch Community and Interactive, Competing & Performing, Equipment & Gear, Expression, Fingering & Technique, Tone & Tuning, Videos 1

In today's post, we have an in-depth interview with our newest instructor and one of the piping world's most fascinating people, Matthew Welch. Matt has an incredible combination of experience and...

This might be the world’s best bagpipe tuner

Nov 03, 2015 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 13

I think I discovered what might be the world's best bagpipe tuner -- and it's an app for the iPhone and Android and it's FREE. To use all of the features, you'll need to unlock them, which costs...

Close up with new all-plastic bagpipes (HD Video)

Jun 30, 2015 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 11

Most bagpipes today are made from African Blackwood, but it wasn't always that way. In the past, bagpipes were made from a variety of woods including ebony, ironwood, cocus, and cocobolo. More...