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4th April 08, 10:20 AM
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Jimmy if you get paid to play, then youve a duty to your clients to use quality instruments, I get paid to play as well and Id never insult my clients by turnning up with eastern made pipes. if your a pro or semi pro piper, then eastern made bagpipes are not an option if you want any degree of credibility. as for eastern made chanters, if your an experinced piper with a roll of electricians tape and a dremil, no one doubts that eventually you cauld get the scale about right, but how is a hapless beginner struggling with the scale,grace notes and doublings expected to do that?
when for not that much extra cash you can get a decent practice chanter that will play the scale and last a lifetime of pipeing. I use an average quality polypenco full size practice chanter made by a local craftsman, they cost around £40 ($80) at that price its not with bothering withe the eastern stuff
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