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    This brought up a question I was pondering a while ago.

    Now, please don't yell at me, I'm not a piper and won't ever be.

    But I do know some about music.

    My problem is that I find the pitch of a pipe chanter too high for my liking.

    Are bagpipes ever made tuned to "C" or concert key, Bb1-Eb5?
    This is a pitch down around the range of a bassoon or base flute in the key of "C -10 or -12".
    Last edited by The Wizard of BC; 7th June 12 at 07:53 PM.
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