Excellent tips for me as an absolute beginner. Had no idea you could mute the drones the way you do. I've been using small patches of masking tape. Thanks a lot!
Took lessons from Chris and really took off after that. He’s a great and patient teacher, all around nice guy and an absolute wizard on pipes and regs!
This really excites me to receive my Fred Morison full set. I’m a Highland piper of almost 8 years and have had a set of bellows blown smallpipes for a bit over a year. I’m really looking forward to playing the Uilleann pipes. Yours sound absolutely amazing by the way.
Chris, if you haven’t already, could you make a video on tuning your chanter? I’m a highland piper, soon to be a beginner Uilleann pipers and I’m assuming it’s different
Nice job explaining the tuning Chris. Unfortunately I do not have a stop key so I use the A note to tune. Also on a side note, I will be contacting you early October to get a lesson on regulators. They should be arriving this month.
Hi Chris, thanks for this! Questions for you if you see it and get some time. When do you tune to G instead of A and vice versa? Is there a reason you'd chose one over the other? Also, is the baritone drone harmonic with the other two, or do the drones provide three octaves?
Cheers Bro, I just got my set of drones attached to my practice set on Saturday. I'm 62 and just started playing. Any tips or advice I can get from you ??? Stephen Bryan Kilmacud in Dublin
Chris, your videos are awesome and thank you for your lessons. I can’t seem to find the explanation, but can you tell me what the difference is between 1/2 Uillean and 3/4 pipes? Seems like there are so many variants it’s hard to figure out.
Hi James, A practice set is bag, bellows and chanter. Half set is the drones added on. Three quarter set is two regulators plus the drones and a full set is three regulators and drones.
A better explanation from me would have been: his drones are tuned to D as he is playing a D set. He is using the harmonics of the G on his chanter to tune his drones. So, assuming that his chanter is in tune and his G is in fact a G, the harmonics of that G will help his tune his drones to a spot-on D.
