My brother and I have been taking lessons on the practice chanter for about a year now, and we ordered our first set of pipes recently. Well, they've arrived from Scotland and are we doing the happy dance! It's even better than getting a new kilt (well, about the same). Now comes the hard part - getting all that air through them. Our faces look like this . Our wives are, well . . .,. . . at least they're not discouraging us. Anyway, just wanted to share our excitement!