Piper's Dojo Blog: Tips and Inspiration for Bagpipe Enthusiasts

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How to Blow Your Bagpipes Steadily manometer steady blowing the four questions Jun 02, 2024

One of the first things you ever hear about when transitioning to the bagpipes is how we need to blow ‘steadily’ in order to produce a good sound. So,...

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For Great Bagpipe Sound, Calibrate Your Drone Reeds maintenance the four questions Jun 02, 2024

In the last of the “4 Questions” of bagpipe maintenance, we will be focused on maximizing the efficiency of our drone reeds. Think for a moment – what...

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Is My Bagpipe Bag Airtight? maintenance the four questions Jun 02, 2024

The first question of bagpipe maintenance is: “Is my bag airtight?”

This is a question you should quite literally ask yourself as you pick your pipes...

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Bagpipe Maintenance – My One Simple Technique maintenance the four questions Jun 02, 2024

The vast majority of bagpipers are plagued by hopelessly hard-to-play instruments, destroying any chance of comfortably and confidently playing anythi...

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