Piping Centre Highland Bagpipe Tutor Book 2: Transition to Pipes – Maintenance Guide

The Highland Bagpipe Tutor Book 2: Transition to Bagpipes (Maintenance) Volume 2 of the Highland Bagpipe Tutor Book, published by Scotland's National Piping Centre, is "A Guide to Playing and Maintenance of the Highland Bagpipe." This is an excellent resource for the beginning or intermediate piper, containing important information for selecting and setting up a set of pipes. It can help students transitioning to the bagpipes to understand the parts of the pipe, how they fit together, how to maintain them, and how to keep your new pipes running properly. The layout is very clear and easy to follow, and the crisp color photos are a great feature. Contents of the Highland Bagpipe Tutor Maintenance Guide: Chapter 1: First Steps Shows and discusses the basic components of the bagpipe Chapter 2: Getting Started The pipe chanter reed Seating the reed Tuning the chanter and more Chapter 3: Blowing Steadily Arm pressure Posture The blowstick and more Chapter 4: Introducing the Drones How drones work Cane reeds Synthetic reeds Fitting the reeds Striking in and more Chapter 5: Basic Drone Tuning Adjusting for balance Tuning a tenor drone Tuning positions Tuning with a meter and more Chapter 6: Maintenance Tips Every Piper Should Know Cleaning, oiling, watertraps Chapter 7: Seasoning a Pipe BagChapter 8: Pipe Chanter Reeds The reed is too easy or too hard The reed is too sharp or flat and more Chapter 9: Adding More Drones Tuning drones together and tuning with the pipe chanter Chapter 10: All 3 Drones Thorough guide to bringing in and tuning the bass drone Chapter 11: Maintenance Know How Tying in a pipe bag Tying in a chanter stock Chapter 12: Pitch, Keys, And the Pipe Scale Understanding bagpipe pitch Chapter 13: Next Steps Marching Playing with a band Playing in public