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Care and Maintenance
of the
Great Highland Bagpipe

Welcome.  This is where we bring you everything you need to know about the bagpipe to turn it into a world class instrument.  There are no punches pulled.  We tell it like it is and invite your questions and challenges.

The Great Highland Bagpipe - What you should know
The anatomy of a bagpipe
Woods used in making bagpipes
Woods - What you need to know!
Care of the wood - to oil or not to oil
It's your money!  Things to watch out for!
Frankenstein Bagpipes
Ebay! Know the risks!
Making Bagpipes - for love or money?
Repairs or Replacements?
The Bag
Leather bags
Tying stocks into the bag
Seasoning the bag
Synthetic bags
Make your own stoppers for the Ross system
All about hemp - How to hemp properly

Silver and Ivory
Silver retro-fit - what to watch for!
Drone performance
Drone tone
Blowing tone
Beautiful Harmony - The drones of the bagpipe
Drone Reeds - overview
   Adusting cane drone reeds
   Synthetic drone reeds
Bagpipe chanter reeds
Selecting and adjusting your chanter reed
Restoring the smile to your reed
The bagpipe chanter
How to set-up a chanter
Tuning your drones
The Pipe Band! (coming)
    Selecting the music
    Critical issues
    Setting up the band
    Pipe band competition
Identifying bagpipes

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