I have been wanting to play the pipes for the last 3-4 years. Within the last 3 months I decided it was time to buy a set and learn how to play. I spent alot of time on the internet searching for as much information about the pipes that I could find and stumbled across this forum. Because of this forum I now have a practice set made by Pat Sky and thankfully saved myself the pain of buying a Pakistani set off e-bay…I almost ordered one of those sets before I found Chiff and Fipple.
The purpose of this post is to just say a big Thank You to this forum and to say how much I appreciate all of you. I have never found a place like this where the information flows so freely and people are so helpful. I am amazed by the wealth of information given so freely here. Maybe it is just a reflection on the world of the Uilleann Pipes and how small it is, which ends up leading to the sense of community and the cooperation I have witnessed. I have found myself visiting this site at least 10 times a day to see what I can learn and apply to my learning of the pipes.
So, anyways, Thank you to all of you who have so much more experience for sharing your knowledge. I am excited to start this journey with my pipes and look forward to the day when I can actually play a song that sounds good, can actually play with some drones, and maybe even try some regulators(although I am way intimidated by the looks of them)…Thanks to you all and someday I will post a sound file of me playing something that sounds nice…
