Bagpipe problems creep in gradually — use the change of seasons as your checkup cue. A tiny bag leak is like the boiling frog: it builds so slowly you never perceive it. Each fall, cork and blow up the bag, rehemp joints that swing between tight and loose, check your Tone Protector packets, and oil wooden pipes.
Your pipes need two kinds of air. The cane chanter reed wants warm, moist air; the drone reeds and the wood want to stay dry. That means a tube water trap for everyone, drone-only drying like the Dri-Flo, and never a desiccant canister that dries every breath entering the bag.
In the cold, stay warm as long as possible. Do not stand outside for an hour to acclimatize before a gig. Keep yourself and your pipes warm until the last minute, use hand warmers, choose a slightly stronger reed, and keep the chanter capped in its Tone Protector until you play.
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