Gear problems often masquerade as technique problems. A steep arm angle and an uncomfortable bag in the video traced straight back to blowpipe length and bag size, not finger technique.
Rushing one half of an embellishment while dragging the other destroys the tempo. The fix for uneven crunluath timing wasn't practicing harder — it was slowing the whole passage down and keeping it proportional all the way through.
A locked-in bagpipe sound means zero movement — nothing wavering, nothing shifting. I walk through how a pressure gauge and a tuning mic can help you find, and eventually hear on your own, that dead-still 'wall of sound' quality in your drones.
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15:27evening G's low fix: the and A's low out Timing🔒
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