Advice from Experienced Pipers please

[wgority]

I don’t want to hijack this thread but I have a question for any piper with Dunbar plastic pipes.
I have been told that since Dunbar’s are fashioned on the old Henderson design and, as such, large bored they might not be good for a beginner. That they would take so much air that an inexperienced player would be taxed and unable to focus on playing.

I've got a set of them sitting at the house right now. There's not a thing wrong with the P-1s. The bore size isn't what sets the amount of air required to produce a tone, it's the reeds. Properly reeded they should take no more air than any other set of pipes. Two of my students have used them as introductory instruments.

I'd say go for it, get the P-1s and drone on.

I've previously (and peevishly) stated my thoughts on including threads about bagpipes in the "Accessories" forum. Could a Mod please move this thread to a more appropriate forum? Perhaps the "General Celtic Music" forum?