Well, when taking piping lessons, my husband and I took our baby daughter with us. At this point she was about 4 months old.

Well, while the teacher was working with the other students, I let my daughter play with my practice chanter (a poly penco one that a 4 month old can't hurt, especially not within a matter of less than two minutes....right?)). So it comes my turn and I reclaim my chanter and go to start playing "I See Mull". My chanter makes this sound "Phtttttttth SQUEEEphttttth!" I figure the reed had come loose so I open it up....and out comes a LARGE quantity of foamy baby drool, the whole mouthpiece was filled.

Everyone Eeeews and has a good laugh while I clean it out and go to play again. "Phtttttth!" Drool then starts leaking out of ALL the holes. Yup, my entire chanter was clear full of baby drool and I didn't have anything to remove it with quickly so while everyone else was practicing, I was sitting with my chanter dripping drool out onto a spare baby blanket.



--Chelsea McMurdo--