We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the music industry. Silver plated alloy metal ferrule defines the new touch brought about by Stuart Liddell top quality design. When interviewed about the instrument in 1993, Mr. Cowan revealed that he was inspired to start the project by a competitive bet made with another piper during a wedding. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Electronic Bagpipes: Technopipes (Clear) + Free Earphones and Mini... Electronic Bagpipes: Technopipes (Clear) + Free Earphones and Mini Speaker. For instance, the manufacturer marked the middle tenor top ferrule with the letter ‘M’ for easy accessibility. Considering that the chanter, blowpipe and stocks are poly-made, cracks are solidly prevented, which is good, since the bagpipes are highly sensitive to moisture. I did however buy a "rather powerful" amplifier as I didn't buy this just for own practice and really would advise others to do similar, although not necessarily to the extent that I have! This is a good quality bagpipe for the professional who wants something nice and sturdy to play with. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question.

It is awesome for learning to play harmonies (2nds, 3rds, etc. His CD "No Man's Land, " has sold over two million copies since its release in 1998. Drone reeds, bag and silk drone cords are the accessories that accompany this design. A productive collaboration between two renowned companies—MacCallum and Start Liddell and the result is a nice quality, dependable bagpipes. Only drawback for me is that you can't effectively "bend" notes. Long famed for his outstanding electronic Great Highland Bagpipe (GHB) practice chanter, the "Technochanter" (see detailed description here), his firm has just released a spectacular full-blown electronic bagpipe, the Technopipes, that emulates a Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe, a Scottish Smallpipe and more, and that fits in a pocket or purse! It’s also a great way to store the bagpipes. Recording capabilities, with variable playback speed. The first thing you will quickly notice about this bagpipes is the antique style design. Although there is a misconception that the bagpipes have Scottish origins, it can be traced back the Middle East. The wind instrument weighs 5.7lbs and measures 23.2” x 7.6” x 7”.

To ensure you have the comfort that you need, the manufacturer added a Bannatyne sythentic pipe bag that is durable and has zippers to keep everything in place. Conceived and designed by an engineer and piper, author of BagPipe software, the a-pipes ("alien pipes"), is an electronic bagpipes set based on optical fingering detection and designed to play in all environments, even with dry fingers and whatever your level.. a-pipes outputs high quality sounds on its built in 3.5mm jack plug.. Just plug it to your headphone, earphone or amplifier. Bazzell Ray Cowan, a piper and electronics engineer from Austin, Texas, developed a practical electronic bagpipe in the late 70s. An avid piper will tell you that there is no set specification and that each is an individual creation of its own.

You can adjust the blow-stick to suit any style and comfort of your choice.

Some models also produce a harmonizing drone(s). From the design of the thistle ferrules, you can tell this is a top quality piece of bagpipes. Batteries last 9-10 hours. Authentic bagpipes sounds. The tuning slides are made of nickel material, and such other features make it possible to have a good playing session. ). Drones on or off?

If you need added protection while you are transporting the bagpipes it comes with a complimentary carrying bag. Examples include the Geat Highland bagpipe (piob mhor) of Scotland, Ireland's uilleann pipes, the Galician gaita, the Italian zampogna, the Swedish sackpipa, and the French cornemuse.