Quote Originally Posted by drobin View Post
Depends, ever play tube? At this monmet I'm only able to base my experince and statment on playing a Practice Chanter. With that in mind; my experince is the PC has far more resistance than my Horn, reminds me of my time in University when I played the Oboe for a week. I reserve the right to totally change my mind once I get to the full pipes. No matter what the musical background of the student; if they have or are incorperating breathing exercises (I'm a big fan of the 'breathing gym' myself) there should be a much smaller adjustment time.
I would suggest you achieve Andy's level of skill on pipes before you offer this suggestion.