Originally Posted by
Rama4390
I like the idea of have a set in reserve, but I have enough trouble maintaining one set in working order!
For sure keeping one set going right is tough enough!
And there were many years that I only did own one set.
Years ago I was an avid Scottish Country Dancer and the fiddler in the band that played for our local dances had a double violin case, two fiddles. I asked him why and he said "if I break a string I can grab the other fiddle".
The wisdom of that seasoned professional player has stuck with me. And the pipes have far more things to go wrong!
What really motivated me to maintain two sets was that most of my solo piping gigs are "concert pitch" gigs, playing with pipe organ, brass ensemble, etc. while the Pipe Band plays at the modern uber-sharp pitch. This means having pipes going at 466 cycles for gigs and 480 cycles for the Pipe Band.
Yes for years I switched the same set back and forth, but I felt it was time to start maintaining a dedicated Concert Pitch set.
Both sets are about as trouble-free and maintenance-free as pipes can be.
Last edited by OC Richard; 13th November 21 at 04:31 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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