On Feb 13, 6:58*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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You only live once.

I'm ready to upgrade from my practice chanter and the "shuttle pipe"
I've been learning to play. Ready to buy my next musical instrument.
Lusting after #5, but with the GBP at $1.96 I may settle for something
less elaborate. :-) The maker of these pipes is acknowledged as one of
the world's foremost masters of the craft.

http://www.hendersonreedmakers.com/pages/bagpipes.htm

I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with these out on the boat
next summer. I like to do "colors" at sundown, and blow taps on the
shuttle pipe. That manages to annoy everybody for 30-40 yards around.
With a great highland pipe, I will be heard for about half a mile in
all directions. :-)

For rather obvious reasons, morning colors (0800) are made without
benefit of music.

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I give you a lot of credit. *Bags are not something many lust to learn.
But, they *do* have a certain appeal in certain ceremonial occasions.

Maybe I've been shortsighted. * Mrs.E. puts up with my amateur capabilities
on keyboards, piano, sax, trumpet, trombone, guitars, banjo and mandolin
(which she bought me), but I've never tried the bags. * *Might produce some
powerful negotiating power when discussing giving up music versus horse
hobbies ! * *:-)

Eisboch

Why dink with a vaccum cleaner bag when you can go with a muffler
pipe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g592...eature=related