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- Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:50 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Advice for being too weak to blow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12145
Re: Advice for being too weak to blow
I recently just started playing my GHB again after a few years of hiatus. I'm finding I can only play thirty seconds at a time, even with my easiest reed. I tried a rubber band, as well as shutting the drones off, and I'm still struggling a lot. Does anyone have some advice on boosting your chops/b...
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:14 am
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Thinking about making a smallpipe but need plans
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1906
Re: Thinking about making a smallpipe but need plans
Yahoo groups amateurbagpipemakers has some very good plans. A thorough look through the posts will answer most of your questions about drilling, lathes, wood choices etc.
- Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:35 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: One of those add a caption to the photo threads .
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4226
- Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Plastic Chanter Reeds
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3476
- Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:16 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: The Sartorial Uilleann Piper
- Replies: 79
- Views: 13379
Re: The Sartorial Uilleann Piper
Yup. Keep your knees together while you play.CHasR wrote: I'll always choose suit + tie when playing UP only, but all too often (and to get more $) I'll have to double on GHB...and we all know what that means.
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:20 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Question for the lefthanded piper... (me)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6878
I'm assuming you want bellows blown pipes, right? If you've already got your bellows and bag technique coordinated for a left handed U.P., you might as well stick with what your muscle memory is used to for ssp, or border pipes. I'm left handed but play all my instruments right handed. Switching see...
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:07 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Grinding Brass drone composite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2168
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:43 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Anyone in Michigan on here these days?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2399
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:41 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: heriot and allen?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4543
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:47 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: heriot and allen?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4543
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:22 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Easing your E
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2422
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:00 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: piper choice as starter set?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2471
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:57 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Red Palm?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2113
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:53 am
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Hornpipes
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3722
- Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:14 pm
- Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
- Topic: Electric Pipes....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6177