Just curious if anyone else with a Kelleher bag has found the neck to be too long?
I’m experiencing a rather harsh fold in the neck that seems to be constricting air flow..
I believe most players bag necks are pretty much a straight shot out to the chanter..
I suppose the maker is irrelevant..
I’m going to sit down with a local player hopefully soon & have him evaluate the setup.. but wanted to ask the group..
Cheers,
~R
Are you able to move the bag back under your arm at all?
Howdy, not sure if these pics tell any kinda story, but thought I’d try & snap a pic or two..while I await my friend to be able to visit me..
The 3rd pic perhaps, shows the most, the issue I’m trying to convey..
I must hasten to add that, these drones & regs are freshly installed.. and I’ve NEVER played with a full set.. so, with that disclaimer…
Bag necks are usually supplied over long and need to be adjusted by , or for, the player. From your photos it would appear that you could tuck the bag higher under your arm… but we all have playing position preferences and choice of seat height is another factor. I would say your chair is too high and I’d look for one that allows you to sit correctly with your thighs horizontal or very slightly angled down to your knees. Most men these days are too tall for ’ normal’ chairs and end up tucking those long legs under the seat in what looks like an uncomfortable position… but you look as if you are perched on a shelf.
Experiment and wait for your friend before shortening the bag neck.
Geoff sort of beat me to it. He tied in the last of his Kelleher bags to my pipes a year ago, after my old Wooff bag was loosing air after serving me well for 38 years.
Geoff felt the mainstock could be tied in slightly different from where he put it originally. It made a difference but it took me a while to find a playing position that was better suited to it. The regulators just weren’t where they were for all those years. The neck of the bag was about an inch longer than the old bag’s. We could have snipped it but I decided to give it a go. This meant the chanter now sits under a different angle on my knee. That too took a while to get used to, fingers slipping off holes and all that.
Finding a proper position is important, I cut several blowpipes to fit on the bellows until I found one of a length that suited the changed circumstances and get the pipes where I want them. I think I am fine and comfortable again now but it took a little while to fine tune all these little things.
Looking at your photos I thought your position looked like it could do with a bit of optimising. As Geoff said, pulling the bag a bit higher could make a world of difference. I use a shoulder strap, couldn’t do without it.
ok, fair responses gents…
Nice to get a reply from you Geoff! I miss our pipe-making chats.
I admit, it’s more of a guitar jamming seat than for piping..
I shall await a visit from my more knowlegeable friend, and go from there.
Peace all,
~Rich
ps. the friend I’m having come over, is the same one who supplied me with the drones/regs, so it’s a good fit…
Best of luck mate. Cheers