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Bagpipe Royal Tartan and Learn to Play Book

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First off, you learn to play bagpipes with a practice chanter first. Bagpipers do not start off on bagpipes. Also, very few of these rosewood Pakistani pipes are playable. Do your research. Yes, you will pay much more for the real thing, but will doom yourself to failure with cheap junk. These pipes are usually just good for wall-hanging or props. If you want to learn to play the pipes you first need to buy a quality practice chanter from a reputable manufacturer. You also need too find a competent instructor. Do yourself a favor and check out any local pipe bands, especially those who are members of competitive associations. Many such bands offer free instruction. Some instruction is also available over the internet via Skype. Otherwise, check with one of the many online piping specialty shops about a quality practice chanter, books, and videos. Local music shops may offer to help by ordering instruments, but are in reality clueless (ask if they play and for how long). You won't need a set of pipes until you can competently play several tunes on a practice chanter. Don't doom yourself from the beginning with cheap junk and poor or no instruction.

This set makes a poor starter set for learning how to play and they are not much better for anything else except to hang on the wall like an expensive ornament!! Quality-wise they are rough around the edges. The bag on mine bag leaked like a sieve and at times I contemplated using fix-a-flat to seal the d@mn thing up! You certainly do not want to play this in a concert/marching band!! I did once and at times it made squealing sounds like 2 wildcats trying to mate!
If you want a good set you're going to have to pay at least $600 or more.