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Why (and how) you should wash your drone reeds.

Sep 27, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos 11

Washing your drone reeds? Really? Yes! Today's post features two high-definition video demonstrations on the important yet often overlooked topic of washing drone reeds. It's not quite as simple as...

Post-Worlds 2013 Wrap Up

Aug 26, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Competing & Performing, Videos 13

The World Pipe Band Championships for 2013 is now in the history books. The band I play with, the SFU Pipe Band, was fourth overall in the Grade One category. On one hand, fourth in the world is a...

How to achieve a world-class bagpipe sound (Part 4: Your Reeds)

Aug 10, 2013 Jori Chisholm Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 8

Today's post is Part 4 of our ongoing series How to achieve a world-class bagpipe sound. It was also published in my "Sound Technique" column of the August 2013 edition of Piping Today, the former...

New Tune: The Argyllshire Gathering (2/4 March)

Jul 09, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Best of the Internet, Expression, Learning Tunes, Tune Workshop, Tunes, Videos 3

Today's post features a well-known competition-style 2/4 march – The Argyllshire Gathering. Included is a complete recording of the tune, an audio lesson with a complete breakdown of the tune's...

The only cure for spinning hemp.

May 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Tone & Tuning, Videos 14

Pipers know that when a joint becomes too loose the solution is to add a few wraps of waxed hemp or dental floss. But what do you do when the hemp completely separates from what it is attached to?

Making Your Pipes Easy to Play

Apr 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Tone & Tuning, Videos 21

When you watch a top piper, they make it look so easy. Brilliant, rich tone, sparkling, clear technique, and masterful expression. A mark of the true professional is how they perform with such ease...

Secrets of Top Pipers: Birls from Bottom Hand Notes

Apr 18, 2013 Jori Chisholm Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Videos 10

A consistent and powerful birl is essential for every good piper. It can be a tricky movement to master due to the unique sequence of movements by the little finger on the bottom hand. Today's lesson...

Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds

Apr 05, 2013 Jori Chisholm Bagpipe Set Up, Featured, Special Offers, Tone & Tuning, Videos 46

Today's focus: Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds Today's lesson includes two video demonstrations, the first on selecting a good pipe chanter reed and the second on adjusting the strength of...

Try these incredible finger exercises to build strength, flexibility, control and finger independence.

Mar 29, 2013 Jori Chisholm Best of the Internet, Exercises, Fingering & Technique, Practice Tips, Videos 1

Just as professional and aspiring athletes use cross-training techniques to increase their physical performance on the playing field or court, we pipers can benefit from stretches and exercises to...

Kansas City Winter Storm 2013 (Videos)

Jan 17, 2013 Jori Chisholm Audio Recordings, Competing & Performing, Videos 4

I'm back from my trip to Kansas City for the annual Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm weekend of competitions. Today's post features videos and audio recordings from my three competition...

Category Archive: Bagpipe Set Up, Equipment & Gear, Videos

Why (and how) you should wash your drone reeds.

Post-Worlds 2013 Wrap Up

How to achieve a world-class bagpipe sound (Part 4: Your Reeds)

New Tune: The Argyllshire Gathering (2/4 March)

The only cure for spinning hemp.

Making Your Pipes Easy to Play

Secrets of Top Pipers: Birls from Bottom Hand Notes

Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds

Try these incredible finger exercises to build strength, flexibility, control and finger independence.

Kansas City Winter Storm 2013 (Videos)

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