After 25years waiting, 5 kids all grown up, money problems behind me, I finally get my first practice set and find my attention span is …er…
I have made six reeds now of varying quality but the daily practice is a real grind and I forget what I’m…
Did you know that ‘Uilleann pipers’ is an anagram of
A senile pupil
&
Alien penis 
&
Nurse I’ll pipe.
&
Plain sleep ruin.
Oh well even Moses only got to see the promised land.
I have seen dull tasks, like piping practise, drive people to many forms of distraction, but anagrams is a first for me. I thought you had to use all the letters to make a valid anagram (?). 
djm
THe first part is the worst
because it will take some time before your able to make the beutiful sounds that you always hear.
BUT
Ever bit you practice means your a bit closer to that sound
its hard work
but the results later are very much worth the hard work now
Thanks for the support Schultze
Give me a break DJM I’m a suffering piper here 
and
‘insane UP perill’
or
‘penis pin allure’
are just not funny enough.
Les.
Yes, you will suffer. Welcome to the Dark Side. 
djm
Les,
Come along to the next NWUP meeting.
It may be your reed/pipes needs adjusting, it may be you need achievable goals to aim for, etc.
If you are having reed problem, we have players who may be able to help. A working reed is important especially to someone starting off.
After struggling through my first year, on my own, with a secondhand practice set, I still could not play a tune. It was only when I travelled to the London Pipers Club and discovered no one there could get a tune out of it either, that things started moving.
The very least we can offer is a sympathetic ear.
David
Thanks David, I fully intended to be there for the last meeting but the darkside conspired against me.
I will try harder next month and will have practiced more by then.
I am still getting enjoyment out of the pipes but you all must have had some problems in your first six months.
Thanx for the support.
Les. Hanrahan
finally, a new piper who tells the truth.
i was getting really tired of b.s. stories we have had posted over the years, like “i just got my first practice set, and I can play “maggie in the woods” after 2 days of practice.”. such stories are sheer nonsense, and only serve to make other beginners feel even more behind the curve.
welcome. its great that you are making reeds.
meir
Thanks piperdoc. I am more engineer than musician, but I can get a tune out of a piano, guitar and whistle.
The pipes are a real test though. When the going gets tough I make a reed (hand rolled staple).
I am halfway through a bellows as well.
Overall I am enjoying the challenge.
Thanks for the support.
Les. Hanrahan
When the going gets tough on those crans, do me a set of regulators will ya, theres a good chap?