Maintenance is a habit, not a rescue mission. I check the Tone Protector display, the reed case packets, and the moisture canister rocks every single time I play. Each check takes seconds and prevents the failures that show up at the worst possible moment.
Your drones and your chanter need different air. Synthetic drone reeds want zero moisture; a cane chanter reed wants plenty. Nothing you attach to the blowpipe can do both jobs, so filter the air at the drone stocks with a system like the Dry Flow.
The basketball test settles airtightness in one minute. Cork everything, blow the bag rock hard, and squeeze for a full minute. If you cannot force another molecule of air in, the bag is airtight — forget overnight deflation checks and basins of water.
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Master Your Bagpipe Maintenance
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