Bagipes Banned from Edinburgh Wedding !

[kiltimabar]

Bagpipe volume can be controlled? They can be tuned? Who knew? I'll bet there are a lot of people who are totally unaware that there is more than one way to play the pipes besides loud and proud!

[EagleJCS]

Bagpipe volume can be controlled? They can be tuned? Who knew? I'll bet there are a lot of people who are totally unaware that there is more than one way to play the pipes besides loud and proud!

Volume can't be controlled as can an electric guitar's. Generally speaking, the pipes are on or off, and always have been. Increasing volume has been gradual, as has the rise in pitch. (We're not talking about a great degree of difference in volume, either. Probably only about 10 dB, if that much.) I would liken it to the difference between standing just around the corner from a piper and standing in front of one.