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The Essential Pipe Kit
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The Essential Pipe Kit
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As we all have probably experienced on more than one occasion, impending disaster is usually just lurking around the corner. This is especially true when it comes to bagpipes. One of the ways to prevent impending disaster from becoming a reality is to be prepared.
Every piper should be caring a kit in his/her case with what I feel are the following essential items:
- Extra chanter reed/s. Every piper should have more than one playable reed on them at all times.
- A roll of tape. You never know when your going to have to flatten that chanter.
- Exacto Knife: Good for cutting hemp, carving your chanter or shaving the reed a bit.
- Razor Blade: Same as above, but you can't carve a chanter very well with it.
- Hemp: You might need some to steady the drone on the tuning pin or tighten the joint in the stocks.
- Bees Wax: If you don't use black wax you'll definitely need this. Even if you do it's not bad to have in case somebody else is ill prepared.
- Black Wax: Same as above.
- Awl: You'll use this to open up the reed throat if it becomes necessary.
- Orthodontic rubber bands: These things come in handy for adjusting chanter reeds, shutting off drone reeds and such.
- Screw Driver: You will only need this if you play the Ross Bag or feel like having a cocktail :).
Brian Counihan 02/00
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