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I had no idea that I've ever owned a bagpipe practice chanter,
but when I was looking for something else I found this one.

I may finally understand what is so damnably difficult about playing bagpipes in tune.
- The pitch of the note is very sensitive to the pressure with which it is played.
- Blowing so weakly it barely makes a sound is about a quarter tone flat.
- Blowing it hard enough to be at maximum volume is about a quarter tone sharp.
- Blowing it with the correct pressure to be in tune with other instruments is difficult to maintain without losing consciousness.

This photo looks a little funny because it was taken with a very wide angle lens setting.

#bagpipes #practice #chanter #madness

#Bagpipes #practice #madness #chanter

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Brian Fitzgerald
Brian Fitzgerald
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Like an oboe, it seems to be an ill wind that nobody blows good.
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Brian Fitzgerald
Brian Fitzgerald
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When I first came upon it, I wondered if it was a Eunuch's Flute.
I think I recall getting that and a few other things at a nearby garage sale, maybe a decade or so ago.
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