Pipers in flat caps!

[beloitpiper]

The piping was the WORST I've EVER heard. It's like they were TRYING to sound awful. Like they were PURPOSEFULLY out of tune just to make my stomach turn!

[Squeaky McMurdo]

This is what concerns me....a few quotes by the poster of that video:

Sir pakistani Musical instruments are the best in the world.If you want to proof so buy one bagpipe and play it i hope you will like we can supply you one Bagpipe Shipping free i offer you. The sound of Pakistani Bands they are playing the other song you don't about this song . If we play the scottish tune so its will i think play good.
Just we need the CD of all scotthish Sounds and tun's .

they are just playing the one Week Practic just copy the music and play.

Chanters is very fine quality exporting from pakistan contact me i will send you one picture of Rose Wood chanter its too beautiful the sound of reed is out of tune . actually yes its not matter the asian tune one more they are not playing together.
Every one person in band have difference with playing.

I got a kick out of all the comments under the video, and the OP trying to tell everyone that Pakistani bagpipes are superior to Scottish ones and you should buy from him to see. lol

Oh and don't you know? Those kids practiced for a whole week! They only need a CD of Scottish music and they'll be better than any first class piper......

(she says with sarcasm dripping from her fangs....)

[O'Callaghan]

This is what concerns me....a few quotes by the poster of that video:

Quote:
Originally Posted by ukexpopk
Sir pakistani Musical instruments are the best in the world.If you want to proof so buy one bagpipe and play it i hope you will like we can supply you one Bagpipe Shipping free i offer you. The sound of Pakistani Bands they are playing the other song you don't about this song . If we play the scottish tune so its will i think play good.
Just we need the CD of all scotthish Sounds and tun's .
Quote:
Originally Posted by ukexpopk
they are just playing the one Week Practic just copy the music and play.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ukexpopk
Chanters is very fine quality exporting from pakistan contact me i will send you one picture of Rose Wood chanter its too beautiful the sound of reed is out of tune . actually yes its not matter the asian tune one more they are not playing together.
Every one person in band have difference with playing.

I got a kick out of all the comments under the video, and the OP trying to tell everyone that Pakistani bagpipes are superior to Scottish ones and you should buy from him to see. lol

Oh and don't you know? Those kids practiced for a whole week! They only need a CD of Scottish music and they'll be better than any first class piper......

(she says with sarcasm dripping from her fangs....)

To be fair, rosewood was traditionally used in Scotland for chanters, and they overcame the problems with it by substituting endangered African hardwoods!!! EEEEK!!! Rosewood may not be highly durable, but it is both more authentic and more environmentally friendly ... if you don't object to periodic replacement. I'm not a piper, so I can't comment on just how big a problem that may be. I don't know how the price of a Pakistani rosewood chanter (hopefully cheap) compares with it's expected longevity (not too long).

It's hard to see how the awful playing and/or pipes that probably aren't in tune, because they most likely don't know how to tune them, can be any advertisement for the product, though.

[PGH]

To be fair, rosewood was traditionally used in Scotland for chanters, and they overcame the problems with it by substituting endangered African hardwoods!!! EEEEK!!! Rosewood may not be highly durable, but it is both more authentic and more environmentally friendly ...

I don't think that what the Pakistani makers call "rosewood" bares any relationship to what we call rosewood in the Western world.

[O'Callaghan]

I don't think that what the Pakistani makers call "rosewood" bares any relationship to what we call rosewood in the Western world.

That may well be true. Not being a piper I don't know.