When I was at college, every lunchtime a senior student would practice his irish pipes in an unused 7 storey stairwell. You could hear it throughout the entire building. They sounded GREAT !!
1. just when you thought Mike couldn't get any more Scottish 2 . I love the bagpipes 3. As a violinist who is aware that violins can cost thousands -or even tens of thousands- I was shocked that top grade bagpipes are only $2000?
It's genuinely astonishing the difference in prices compared to some instruments, I'm lucky that I inherited a wonderful Loree Oboe now valued around 8000 dollars near the top line but even the cheapest "decent" oboes are around 1000 or 2000 dollars, I understand they are fundamentally more complex instruments however unless you're paying more than 5 or 6 thousand dollars then it's guaranteed to be a mass made mess. 2000 dollars for a set of bagpipes as well made as that seems so weird when compared to other instruments.
@@misahohimeima1981an oboe is fundamentally more complex than a bagpipe? Edit: I thought you meant the playing of as opposed to the construction and I see that now lol
Its not. Kilberry are only one of many many other professional pipe makers. Notice how he always had to say that they were last in specifically Edinburgh, which it just one city (albeit the capitol) in Scotland. For example, a top pair of Peter Hendersons pipes easily cost $14 000 depending on the price of silver at the time.
I love how emphasized it is. Not just the most expensive, but the best bagpipes. A lot of people buy the most expensive but it doesn't necessarily mean its the best built
Gods above, those cheap pipes sounded like what non-Scots say bagpipes sound like, strangling a bag of cats! The handmade ones however...beautiful. The sound from them is so pure, and the intricate note changes shine thru so clearly. Before I was able to track anything about my family history thanks to both myself and my mother being adopted, the first clue I had was an almost bone deep love of the sound of bagpipes even as a child before I knew what instrument they were. Albannach is my "go to" band for introducing people to what properly played bagpipes sound like, pure primal drums and pipes to fire up the soul.
I'm of the opinion that not enough songs have bagpipe solos. One of the coolest things I've ever witnessed was at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo when it was in Sydney; bagpipes and electric guitar dueling the opening of It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll). The piper was on top of the castle and everything.
I learned to play the bagpipes as a teenager in the Boys Brigade. I was OK with the practice chanter, but I just couldn't keep the bag filled when playing the pipes. I gave up. I wonder now if the pipes I was given to play were just too hard for a beginner. I had the manual dexterity, but I just couldn't supply the puff and my lungs were definitely strong enough at that age. Now I think they might have had a leaky bag and I had to work so hard to keep the drones sounding, that I couldn't focus on the chanter, which is after all the critical part. I wish I'd tried another set before chucking it in as a bad job.
Just came home from an evening playing some dance tunes on my swedish bagpipes (with people dancing) and here's an unexpected video out from one if my favourite channels about scottish pipes. Perfect timing! Cheers from Sweden!
Legitimately you can actually play that's insane i had expected this to be torture to my ears.....well maybe the cheap one but mate top marks you legend. I wanna see more random Scottish videos on here
As a Student, I did. not have the cash to buy a proper pipe and started learning the pipes on these. I literally thought, I was just not smart enough. Seeing these guys experience exactly the same issues, I do feel a slight relief. But given my family’s sensitive ears and the level of aggression my kids can unfold towards unpleasant tunes, counting in my absolute lack of musicality, I will not try again. Ever. 😂
I must admit that I’ve never been a fan of the bagpipes, but this ‘all you need to know but were afraid to ask’ film was really interesting. I’m amazed that a top spec set can be had for just £2k though.
This is really interesting as someone who plays the galician bagpipe i believed that scotish one would be far more expensive. A normal galician handmade bagpipe already goes for around 2100€ from the best maker there is
I agree. My friend is a professional harpist, you can imagine the costs of even a service, never mind buying one! £2000 for a handmade instrument sounds like an unbelievable bargain!
One of my old Pipe teachers used to say that there are two place for those cheap tourist pipes: hanging above the fireplace or placed in the fire place..
Referred to in uilleann pipe circles as PSO (pipe shaped objects). Although a full uilleann set from a reputable maker start around double the GHB pro set 😳
As a woodworker, I know that a TON of that expense is the "African Blackwood"...it's half again as costly as Ebony which can be $100 /sq.ft. and it's like working with aluminum for hardness and wear on tools. HONESTLY, considering a bassoon can easily run $30,000 U.S., a few thousand pounds is next to nothing for what that luthier is creating and the history he is preserving.
Okay… I play a set of duncan Macrae Sl4s’ and I gotta say, you have to appreciate the sound of quality bagpipes. Seriously, If you’re gonna buy a bagpipe buy something at $1200 minimum, because everything below that is a little bit so-so or literally like listening to someone using a lawnmower as an instrument.
On the 2K set, why is it that the high B still sounds so flat relative the drones? It seems like the pitches with the most issues are the ones within the overtone series, so is it somehow due to the chanter just having holes instead of keys? But even if that's the case, I'd expect the harmonic fifth to be in tune. Can someone help me out with that?
@@davidmacdonald3401 Well, I don't know what note the drone is supposed to be playing, but the high note is clearly flat and on my tuner and synth it sounded closest to a "B". But regardless, I don't know a thing about bagpipes. I'm just curious about the intonation in the upper register.
@@porthose2002 bagpipes aren't concert pitch, in bagpipes (older ones mind) that are tuned to concert pitch we still consider our A root note as concert pitch Bb
@@irishakita Thanks for replaying. At least now I know what the note is. I didn't mean to confuse anyone. I just don't know a thing about the instrument. What about the intonation that I noted? It seems most likely that what I'm hearing is an artifact of the way the instrument is constructed. Trumpets, for instance, by virtue of having pipes for each valve have first and third finger slides that the player can manipulate to compensate for the cases where the use of the associated valve would cause the pitch to be sharp. Is there something about the bagpipe's construction that causes the high A/Bb to be flat relative to the root and fifth of the drone that are otherwise in tune with each other?
The underlying drone (I don't know what it's called) is way too loud on the cheap one. It sounds like a car horn. Love the way the expensive one sounds.
I was given a Pakistani made Irish flute and it was so hard to play for a beginner! I swaped it for a basic maker-made flute and it was massive difference, I wasn't as bád as I thought, it was the flute. Definitely worth investing into the instrument you'll enjoy playing.
I think the cheap bagpipes are for testing one’s resolve and passion for really learning how to play them… When are you going to do a video on other types of pipes, such as the Irish or Northumbrian pipes? A video on pipe band drumming wouldn’t be bad either.
Please do a deep dive video of how these are made! Non of that fast forward montage nonsense. Something similar to The Reassembler, I think you may know that bloke and his crew.
Thank you for this demonstration. I play the fiddle (guess my name gives that away) & equally a cheap violin is painful to play (especially a beginner) & painful on the ears, however many low priced instruments can be set up to actually be quite playable & sound OK. Since I had been interested in playing Scottish fiddle & Scottish Country Dancing etc., I thought I'd buy a set of bagpipes made out of rosewood & yes, they leaked like a sieve. I haven't hung them up on a wall yet. 😉 I have great respect for pipers.
11:28. Speaking of shredding. That is not just shredding, that is complete and utter annihilation. The other one can go straight to the bin. A complete waste of money and effort. Only the original works.
I don't think the cheapo ones are made to be played honestly, and that shows when they even installed the reeds backwards. But do you really have to spend 2000€ or is there a middle ground?
Actually.... I have a set of sheesham wood pipes that actually sound very nice. I have them set up with an old Warnock plastic chanter, and I have the drones set up with balance tone high resonance drone reeds. I will state that the Bass drone WILL NOT tune well with standard drone settings, but the tenors tune perfectly. The bag is made of a material called rexine and it does not breath very well at all and the pipes are "watered" out after about 2 hours of playing. I have also been able to set up "wall hanger" small pipes soprano and bass ones. I've had fun playing my pipes over the years .... and I have also faced a ton of criticism for setting up "alternate versions" of bag pipes. The important thing is.... if you can make them work and you have a willing audience, go out and have fun. And um... well .... I probably have more sets of pipes than a piper should be allowed. LOL.
As a guitarist 2 grand for handmade top end kit makes me envious. High end guitars tend to start way higher than that 😅 PRS Custom 24's start at around 3 and half...... and then add in amps etc.....
Let’s be honest. The cheap one they sell at a tourist shop is probably targeted at people who don’t know how to play a bagpipe. So all they need to do is look like a bagpipe and make a vaguely bagpipe-ish noise. I’m pretty sure there are mass produced modern bagpipe that actually works at a reasonable price tag.
i have a feeling the £65 ones are the ones you give your kid to see if it’s really something they want to dedicate their time and money into learning. Granted even for £65 the pieces shouldn’t be put in backwards. That’s just sad.
I play a bunch of instruments so I was looking into buying a 65$ bagpipe cause I only want to play a few songs and I may not play it alot, but that sound is brutal hahaha thanks :)
As a piper, it feels like with a reed that was a bit harder and tuning the drones a bit more you could make these relatively passable, at least for someone transitioning from a cheater to a full set of pipes. An $80 set of pipes isn't much more than a practice chanter.
listening to pipes in a video is great, but in an enclosed room or small hall (i heard a set played in the Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh) they are unbelievably LOUD.
I can’t play a note, but even to my ear it was blatantly obvious which were the pukka pipes. Such a great sound when played well though, real hair raising stuff
I have to learn to play my dads pipes.... He played for the Canadian forces in the 60s and his uncle bought him what were at the time very expensive pipes.
My daughter loved the pro pipe work, but termed the tourist pipes as "sound of a lawnmower running over a bunch of children."
Haha... I was thinking about what that sounded like and definitely could not say it better!
they all sound of a lawnmower running over a bunch of children to me
Q: what's the difference between a bagpipe and a lawnmower ?
A: you can tune a lawnmower.
🤣🤣🤣🤣ffs
😂🤣😂🤣😂
When I was at college, every lunchtime a senior student would practice his irish pipes in an unused 7 storey stairwell. You could hear it throughout the entire building. They sounded GREAT !!
1. just when you thought Mike couldn't get any more Scottish
2 . I love the bagpipes
3. As a violinist who is aware that violins can cost thousands -or even tens of thousands- I was shocked that top grade bagpipes are only $2000?
It's genuinely astonishing the difference in prices compared to some instruments, I'm lucky that I inherited a wonderful Loree Oboe now valued around 8000 dollars near the top line but even the cheapest "decent" oboes are around 1000 or 2000 dollars, I understand they are fundamentally more complex instruments however unless you're paying more than 5 or 6 thousand dollars then it's guaranteed to be a mass made mess.
2000 dollars for a set of bagpipes as well made as that seems so weird when compared to other instruments.
pipes can cost a lot more. special handmade ones especially being refurbished can cost thousands.@@misahohimeima1981
@@misahohimeima1981an oboe is fundamentally more complex than a bagpipe?
Edit: I thought you meant the playing of as opposed to the construction and I see that now lol
You can pay more for pipes, but $2000 it’s just ornamentation.
Its not. Kilberry are only one of many many other professional pipe makers. Notice how he always had to say that they were last in specifically Edinburgh, which it just one city (albeit the capitol) in Scotland. For example, a top pair of Peter Hendersons pipes easily cost $14 000 depending on the price of silver at the time.
I love how emphasized it is. Not just the most expensive, but the best bagpipes. A lot of people buy the most expensive but it doesn't necessarily mean its the best built
As a Scotsman and musician, I love this…but even I can say this video is probably the MOST niche comparison review ever
Gods above, those cheap pipes sounded like what non-Scots say bagpipes sound like, strangling a bag of cats! The handmade ones however...beautiful. The sound from them is so pure, and the intricate note changes shine thru so clearly. Before I was able to track anything about my family history thanks to both myself and my mother being adopted, the first clue I had was an almost bone deep love of the sound of bagpipes even as a child before I knew what instrument they were. Albannach is my "go to" band for introducing people to what properly played bagpipes sound like, pure primal drums and pipes to fire up the soul.
I have to be honest that I wasn't expecting to see Mike play a bagpipe when I sat down at the computer.
Aye, but how do they compare to the most precious wind-bag of all - James May? His droning is quite formidable.
But lets not talk about his blow pipe.
@@bytesback.No, let’s not.
So cool bagpipes look charity shop
I'm of the opinion that not enough songs have bagpipe solos.
One of the coolest things I've ever witnessed was at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo when it was in Sydney; bagpipes and electric guitar dueling the opening of It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll). The piper was on top of the castle and everything.
I agree! The best part of any bagpipe song or solo is when it ends. The pure joy I feel. I can't describe it.
It's honestly surprising that you can even buy such an instrument for just £65
And the best for 2k ... that's nuts.
Not really. I mean it doesn't sound even okay-ish after an artisan spent hour tweaking it. I don't think it qualifies as an instrument
But it’s the most horrible noise known to man…
they're just for someone to hang above the mantle and tell their friends "look what i bought in Scotland"
@@dave928 yeah I don’t think they were ever meant to be played
Didn't know Mike was a musician! That's awesome!!!
Alright, now let's see what secret talents the rest of the team have been keeping under wraps!
I learned to play the bagpipes as a teenager in the Boys Brigade. I was OK with the practice chanter, but I just couldn't keep the bag filled when playing the pipes. I gave up. I wonder now if the pipes I was given to play were just too hard for a beginner. I had the manual dexterity, but I just couldn't supply the puff and my lungs were definitely strong enough at that age. Now I think they might have had a leaky bag and I had to work so hard to keep the drones sounding, that I couldn't focus on the chanter, which is after all the critical part. I wish I'd tried another set before chucking it in as a bad job.
I have traditionally hated the sounds of bagpipes, but you have given me an appreciation of their quality. Thanks so much!
You Heretic!
Just came home from an evening playing some dance tunes on my swedish bagpipes (with people dancing) and here's an unexpected video out from one if my favourite channels about scottish pipes. Perfect timing!
Cheers from Sweden!
I think the tourist shop one is at best a display item you keep high up on a wall. Like a fancy sword that you would buy at a similar price.
Oh, your guy playing his brand of pipes sound amazing and clean. Beautiful.
This was fascinating. The Kilberry sound so different- much more musical. Did you ever find the leak in the bag? Great video. Play on!
😊😊😊😊😊 bagpipes so shop chahter blowstick 3 drones 1 bass drone drone cords bag so magic bagpipes £65
SO LOUD!
Bagpipe instrument bagpipes £65
DON'T PLAY IT
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Sounded like you were playing a rubber chicken 😭😂
Legitimately you can actually play that's insane i had expected this to be torture to my ears.....well maybe the cheap one but mate top marks you legend. I wanna see more random Scottish videos on here
Even with tou skills, the cheap pipes just took me back to the friends episode 😂
As someone who played in a pipe band in the past, this is a very cool video to see
Those cheap pipes may be Welsh and that's why there's a leek in the bag.
As a Student, I did. not have the cash to buy a proper pipe and started learning the pipes on these. I literally thought, I was just not smart enough. Seeing these guys experience exactly the same issues, I do feel a slight relief. But given my family’s sensitive ears and the level of aggression my kids can unfold towards unpleasant tunes, counting in my absolute lack of musicality, I will not try again. Ever. 😂
I must admit that I’ve never been a fan of the bagpipes, but this ‘all you need to know but were afraid to ask’ film was really interesting. I’m amazed that a top spec set can be had for just £2k though.
Exactly. Many other instruments are much more expensive to get a top of the line one.
LOVE the bagpipes. The Swedish national intrument is the Nyckelharpa (Key-harp). Would be cool to hear a duo of these two national icons.
look for "Anna Rynefors and Erik Ask-Upmark". It is indeed a fantastic combo
@@coolhand1983 Thank you! Sounds even more beautiful than I had imagined...
From a channel that usually bring you car based content.
"Want to see how cheap vs expensive bagpipes compare?"
Me: say less
What a brilliant video. I absolutely loved it!it brought a big smile to my face.
I think those ￡65 bagpipes are a souvenir which should really be used for decoration only.
Ok Mike, it’s time for a “Pipe Tribe” channel!!!
Nice to see you back on your home turf Mike 👍
Well, if I needed something to spawn Nessie and Cthulhu together... can't go wrong with a 65 pound set of pipes lol 😂
When you started playing the cheapo version I lost it 🤣🤣🤣 It sounds like you were strangling a bunch of cats!
Ruari is such a nice guy! Kilberry's is more than worth it :)
❤ Thanks to your granddad. That‘s been hilarious. 🎉 Made my day.
A pipe player and a Rover fan, you're really going up in my estimation m8, nice one!
Wow how utterly clean was that piping at the end!
Honestly with the sound of those drones I was kinda happy with the respite I was afforded by them going out.
The definition of a gentleman, someone who can play the bagpipes but dosn't.
This is really interesting as someone who plays the galician bagpipe i believed that scotish one would be far more expensive. A normal galician handmade bagpipe already goes for around 2100€ from the best maker there is
Ugh, hearing the din from the cheaper pipes tells me they're probably decorative rather than an instrument.
I love the sound of the pipes but those cheap ones sounded like a bag of feral cats being murderd
2k for the best bagpipes sounds like a bargain coming from the world of violins and cellos.
I agree. My friend is a professional harpist, you can imagine the costs of even a service, never mind buying one! £2000 for a handmade instrument sounds like an unbelievable bargain!
I honestly didn'r know that I needed to watch this.
Thanks!!
One of my old Pipe teachers used to say that there are two place for those cheap tourist pipes: hanging above the fireplace or placed in the fire place..
👏👏👏 ❤️ PRODUCTION TEAM 🙏 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️
Great stuff, loving it 👍👌
Cheap ones sound like cats, calves and a swarm of bees having a go at each other.
Referred to in uilleann pipe circles as PSO (pipe shaped objects). Although a full uilleann set from a reputable maker start around double the GHB pro set 😳
Thanks Mike . I laughed so hard through this vid and I needed a laugh .
How mike expensed a trip home 😂
As a woodworker, I know that a TON of that expense is the "African Blackwood"...it's half again as costly as Ebony which can be $100 /sq.ft. and it's like working with aluminum for hardness and wear on tools. HONESTLY, considering a bassoon can easily run $30,000 U.S., a few thousand pounds is next to nothing for what that luthier is creating and the history he is preserving.
In German we call them things "Dudelsack". It literally means what you read it as.
Please dont be offended, but 'dudelsack' sounds like one of those English, slightly amusing mild insults 😄
Okay… I play a set of duncan Macrae Sl4s’ and I gotta say, you have to appreciate the sound of quality bagpipes. Seriously, If you’re gonna buy a bagpipe buy something at $1200 minimum, because everything below that is a little bit so-so or literally like listening to someone using a lawnmower as an instrument.
On the 2K set, why is it that the high B still sounds so flat relative the drones? It seems like the pitches with the most issues are the ones within the overtone series, so is it somehow due to the chanter just having holes instead of keys? But even if that's the case, I'd expect the harmonic fifth to be in tune. Can someone help me out with that?
High B? I’m guessing you mean High A.
Yes
@@davidmacdonald3401 Well, I don't know what note the drone is supposed to be playing, but the high note is clearly flat and on my tuner and synth it sounded closest to a "B". But regardless, I don't know a thing about bagpipes. I'm just curious about the intonation in the upper register.
@@porthose2002 bagpipes aren't concert pitch, in bagpipes (older ones mind) that are tuned to concert pitch we still consider our A root note as concert pitch Bb
@@irishakita Thanks for replaying. At least now I know what the note is. I didn't mean to confuse anyone. I just don't know a thing about the instrument. What about the intonation that I noted? It seems most likely that what I'm hearing is an artifact of the way the instrument is constructed. Trumpets, for instance, by virtue of having pipes for each valve have first and third finger slides that the player can manipulate to compensate for the cases where the use of the associated valve would cause the pitch to be sharp. Is there something about the bagpipe's construction that causes the high A/Bb to be flat relative to the root and fifth of the drone that are otherwise in tune with each other?
Great video, all you need is May on his piano and Hammond with his bass
And Clarkson on the drums.
@Richard Harrold The little Brummie is actually a decent Bassist
@Richard Harrold i'd like to see that also!! Our little Brummie. providing the low end..
Love it! That was super interesting, and that tune he was playing to close the video was amazing!
People say bagpipes sound terrible but when you hear bagpipes in an old war movie it sounds epic
The underlying drone (I don't know what it's called) is way too loud on the cheap one. It sounds like a car horn. Love the way the expensive one sounds.
I was given a Pakistani made Irish flute and it was so hard to play for a beginner! I swaped it for a basic maker-made flute and it was massive difference, I wasn't as bád as I thought, it was the flute. Definitely worth investing into the instrument you'll enjoy playing.
What is the music he was playing in the expensive bagpipe?
I think the cheap bagpipes are for testing one’s resolve and passion for really learning how to play them… When are you going to do a video on other types of pipes, such as the Irish or Northumbrian pipes? A video on pipe band drumming wouldn’t be bad either.
The cheap bagpipe is the reason people stop playing them.
From the sound of them, they are best suited to hang on the wall, to never be played.
For the same money (50/70£) you can buy a practice chanter and do proper testing.
Proper. Testing.
That was mighty interesting !
Awesome video 👍
Please do a deep dive video of how these are made! Non of that fast forward montage nonsense. Something similar to The Reassembler, I think you may know that bloke and his crew.
I love Scotland!!!!! :D
Thank you for this demonstration. I play the fiddle (guess my name gives that away) & equally a cheap violin is painful to play (especially a beginner) & painful on the ears, however many low priced instruments can be set up to actually be quite playable & sound OK.
Since I had been interested in playing Scottish fiddle & Scottish Country Dancing etc., I thought I'd buy a set of bagpipes made out of rosewood & yes, they leaked like a sieve. I haven't hung them up on a wall yet. 😉 I have great respect for pipers.
I feel like they could've tuned the cheap pair more than they did
They might sound better with distance. Say 500m to 1km away?
11:28. Speaking of shredding. That is not just shredding, that is complete and utter annihilation. The other one can go straight to the bin. A complete waste of money and effort. Only the original works.
Quote from another review: "It looks good above the fireplace, or even better in the fireplace"
I've been considering learning the bag pipes
I was shocked to see that the chanter (finger hole part) can be removed and becomes a snake charmer flute.
I have one of those flutes & that’s exactly what they sound like.
Haha tassels, what piper calls cords tassels 🤣
Sweet music to my ears, greetings from Wyoming, USA.
I don't think the cheapo ones are made to be played honestly, and that shows when they even installed the reeds backwards.
But do you really have to spend 2000€ or is there a middle ground?
You can get a set of properly made pipes for around £600, those would be very basic, but functional
Actually.... I have a set of sheesham wood pipes that actually sound very nice. I have them set up with an old Warnock plastic chanter, and I have the drones set up with balance tone high resonance drone reeds. I will state that the Bass drone WILL NOT tune well with standard drone settings, but the tenors tune perfectly. The bag is made of a material called rexine and it does not breath very well at all and the pipes are "watered" out after about 2 hours of playing. I have also been able to set up "wall hanger" small pipes soprano and bass ones. I've had fun playing my pipes over the years .... and I have also faced a ton of criticism for setting up "alternate versions" of bag pipes. The important thing is.... if you can make them work and you have a willing audience, go out and have fun. And um... well .... I probably have more sets of pipes than a piper should be allowed. LOL.
As a guitarist 2 grand for handmade top end kit makes me envious. High end guitars tend to start way higher than that 😅 PRS Custom 24's start at around 3 and half...... and then add in amps etc.....
its a shame who ever engineered the cheap pipes didnt know what they were doing.
Is there a kind of mid-range bagpipe available, that sound OK but doesn't cost $2000?
I've always wanted to hear a real set of "war pipes" I've heard they're larger and louder.
"you know the song! sing along!"
I love it!!
Let’s be honest. The cheap one they sell at a tourist shop is probably targeted at people who don’t know how to play a bagpipe. So all they need to do is look like a bagpipe and make a vaguely bagpipe-ish noise. I’m pretty sure there are mass produced modern bagpipe that actually works at a reasonable price tag.
i have a feeling the £65 ones are the ones you give your kid to see if it’s really something they want to dedicate their time and money into learning. Granted even for £65 the pieces shouldn’t be put in backwards. That’s just sad.
Clearly made and put together by someone that doesn't play bagpipes.
and its the type you give to your kid to make sure they wont play bagpipes.
I play a bunch of instruments so I was looking into buying a 65$ bagpipe cause I only want to play a few songs and I may not play it alot, but that sound is brutal hahaha
thanks :)
Who cares?! Where are my bunker sandwiches with James & Co?
I.had the sudden urge to look up cheap vs expensive bagpipes, i like what i found
Wow wow wow... That was incredible. He sounded incredible on his own pipes. Wow
May I ask for the name of the song at the opening pls?
As a piper, it feels like with a reed that was a bit harder and tuning the drones a bit more you could make these relatively passable, at least for someone transitioning from a cheater to a full set of pipes. An $80 set of pipes isn't much more than a practice chanter.
Yes I think with low cost replacement reeds (synthetic drones) and a fair bit of attention to hemping and tuning they could be passable...
listening to pipes in a video is great, but in an enclosed room or small hall (i heard a set played in the Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh) they are unbelievably LOUD.
I can’t play a note, but even to my ear it was blatantly obvious which were the pukka pipes. Such a great sound when played well though, real hair raising stuff
The Cheap Bagpipes could use some tuning
Do this with cheese!
Cheese served by James May.
I didn't realize I was tapping my foot until I saw the foot tapping onscreen.
That was great!
Im from India 🇮🇳 I love to play bagpipe ❤......if there wll be the any online shopping to buy bagpipe please inform me🙏
The £65 bagpipes are more of a decorative piece than an actual instrument.
Yes. Mind you having owned a similar set when seem close up they are not even that nice looking - especially that hideous bag cover!
Did want a bit of Scotland the brave though
I have to learn to play my dads pipes....
He played for the Canadian forces in the 60s and his uncle bought him what were at the time very expensive pipes.
The cheap ones sound like something you hear in a port a john after a taco bell buffet