Electric pagpipes?

[SteveB]

The Redpipes allow me to transmit to a sound mixer, who can manage the levels of all the instruments on stage to a comfortable sound for the audience. We perform in some small halls that the Shepherds would simply blow everyone out of the building. The redpipes allow for the smaller hall gigs.

The Redpipes and the Shepherds appear very similar to the audience, so the transition from the Shepherds outside the building to the Redpipes inside the hall are rarely noticed.

The electronic pipes are essential when in a recording studio.

Slainte

[Barb T]

They're great for travelling (although small cylinders full of circuitry tend to give TSA agents a nervous tic).

Funny, I've flown with my e-chanter in my carry-on literally dozens of times (great for practicing on long flights), and I have never once had any questions from TSA. Not even a flicker of interest, even when flying from Africa to the US where they check and confiscate the oddest stuff. My big pipes have gotten the once-over on many occasions, but never my e-chanter.

[Nick the DSM]

I'd suggest those with E Pipes and travelling in a plane carry a picture of it from a magazine or so, proof that it actually exists as an instrument and not a "Deadly electrical device".

[jwlowry]

I own a set of Ross Electronic pipes. Very nice to practice with, not so great for plugging into an amplifier (I get feedback, which I frequently notice when I use it with headphones as well).

[kc8ufv]

I own a set of Ross Electronic pipes. Very nice to practice with, not so great for plugging into an amplifier (I get feedback, which I frequently notice when I use it with headphones as well).

Sounds like there may be a problem with the amplifier in the unit. You might want to check with the manufacturer, as without a mic-speaker combination, unless the anti-oscillation feedback loop has gone bad (usually a high value resistor) or a design problem, an electronic amplifier won't self-oscillate (feedback sound)

[jwlowry]

Sounds like there may be a problem with the amplifier in the unit. You might want to check with the manufacturer, as without a mic-speaker combination, unless the anti-oscillation feedback loop has gone bad (usually a high value resistor) or a design problem, an electronic amplifier won't self-oscillate (feedback sound)

Wow! Thanks. Good advice. I will contact Ross. Cheers!