BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle

BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle LIVE — Birls, Picking out a Good Reed, and more

Aug 07, 2020 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Fingering & Technique, Inner Circle, Tone & Tuning, Videos 0

Watch the replay of BagpipeLessons.com Inner Circle LIVE — Birls, Picking out a Good Reed, and more. As a BagpipeLessons.com Member, you have access to the Inner Circle, where you can join my new...

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. Conversely, 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...

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.

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. But...

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 guest writer 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

Update June 2022: The best bagpipe tuner app is the Braw Tuner. I discuss the Braw Tuner in our recent live session on Chanter Tuning. To skip to where I discuss the Braw Tuner, go to 41 minutes in....

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...