New pipes!!!

[beloitpiper]

So, I got finished building my new David Daye Uilleann pipes. Black chanter with a real leather bag...SOOOOO nice. Step 2: learn how to play. It takes a lot of work to use the bellows! Maybe I just haven't sealed the thing up completely. I'll go over it tonight and check the seals. I think the most difficult part will be learning the new fingerings. Shouldn't be too bad, but I know to get sounding good enough for a session, it'll take a lot of work!

If anybody knows a uilleann instructor in Galway, let me know!!! I've already got lessons set up in Madison, I just need a tutor for when I'm living in Ireland.

Pictures to come soon.

[cessna152towser]

Congratulations, you will be deloited with them. I hope you will post some pictures once you start playing them.

[Tattoo Bradley]

, you will be deloited with them..

My GHB instructor has a practice set (not sure by who) but he has expressed the difficulty. Best of luck!

[McMurdo]

That is great, congrats.

[Kiltedfirepiper]

as far as the bellows goes, when I played some small pipes ( with belows) I found it was easier to remember to lift my arm up and squeeze by taking a breath and blowing it out as you would with a GHB.....if you can understand that ! but try this...
pretend your holding a GHB under your arm "air pipes" and start fingering a tune, and I bet you'll notice that your "bag arm" starts to squeeze, now pretend your blowing into the blowpipe.........did your bag arm raise up a little? bet a bag of chips it did! so just transfer that over to the bellows

every time you take a breath in pull your bellows arm out to fill it up, when you blow out squeeze the bellows.

give it a shot and let me know what happens

KFP

[gangreenfootball]

Congrats

[MadBagpiper]

Awesome man! Can't wait for the pictures!

[BEEDEE]

Have you tried putting a message on bobdunsire.com for an Uilleann pipe instructor?

Brian

[beloitpiper]

Have you tried putting a message on bobdunsire.com for an Uilleann pipe instructor?

Brian

I haven't, but I will! Thanks!

[Rampant Lion]

Ok, I'm curious. I know nothing about bagpipes except that I love listening to them. If you have the time could one of you guys please explain the differences between the types mentioned. Like... why the fingering, breathing, and squeezing would be different.

And yes, let's see the pics!