The Bagpipes and the Recorder!!

[highlander_Daz]

I wish people would see the "practice" chanter as an instrument in itself rather than as a stepping stone to the GHB, its a fantastic little instrument, if you forget about the pipes for a while and hammer the PC you will be a much more accurate piper in the long run, many people can make the PC sound fantastic, the "high drive" by Gordon Duncan is played all on the PC and it sounds great ! dont just see the pC as a barrier its an instrument all of its own !

[MadBagpiper]

I wish people would see the "practice" chanter as an instrument in itself rather than as a stepping stone to the GHB, its a fantastic little instrument, if you forget about the pipes for a while and hammer the PC you will be a much more accurate piper in the long run, many people can make the PC sound fantastic, the "high drive" by Gordon Duncan is played all on the PC and it sounds great ! dont just see the pC as a barrier its an instrument all of its own !

it is, your right. it is also a wonderful little instrument becuase you can hear every note, and more importantly, all the gracenotes and other movements such as Tarluaths and Doublings.

[Barclay]

I wish people would see the "practice" chanter as an instrument in itself rather than as a stepping stone to the GHB, ...

MadBagPiper helped me pick out a chanter this past weekend and gave me the first lesson on it, and while I was listening to him play that exactly what I thought too. It has a great sound unto itself, especially in the hands of a skilled artist. Me? Well, I made it sound like a bag of burning cats, but he made music!

[auld argonian]

My wife was once again complaining about riding the commuter train home sitting next to a loudmouth on their cell phone...

...I had suggested that she keep a harmonica in her purse and when the loudmouth started yakking, whip it out and start "practicing"...but today I suggested that a practice chanter might be a MUCH better option than a harmonica...

Best

AA