Boy, I'm confused and disuaded. I love the sound of the pipes. Must be in my blood eh?

Some years ago my then girlfriend bought me a practice chanter for Christmas through one of those Scottish things jobber's catalog. Guessing for the price it was made in Pakistan.

I was thrilled, until I found I couldn't make it work...lung power, bad reed, something else...So I resolved to find a "quality" practice chanter and went to Thompson's in Flagstaff - fully intent on laying out a few hundred dollars. The owner asked to see my chanter. He took it and played it like a dream and said there's nothing wrong with it....so...must be me....I'm thinking about one of those electric ones since I live in a fourplex...no intent on playing the fancy ones. Just wanna make the music.

But I wouldn't know a good reed from a bad reed from any other bad or good parts.

Ron