Bagpipes & Associated Equipment
HIGH PRIORTY — Supplies for my new pipes
Other Bits & Bobs Still Needed for my new pipes
A custom blowpipe by CameronW to match the McCallum pipes — approx. $???
new bore swabs (for helping dry out the instrument after playing) — approx. $75
possibly an additional McCallum chanter in the key of concert-A — approx $200
1 roll of Tunetape
1 spool of Kinnaird (brand) pre-waxed twisted yellow hemp, probably good to get a spool of black hemp at the same time
Medium Priority
- Mark Saul Bagpipe Tuner {approx. $320USD}
- “Evolve Your Sound” t-shirt, coming soon {approx. $??}
- a set of Gibson Fireside Pipes reeds in Bb (B-flat) {approx. $??} UPDATE – THIS HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF
Low Priority
- a Korg KDM-2 True Tone Advanced Digital Metronome {approx. $40-75}
- custom musicians’ ear plugs by Westone {approx. $150} Come in 9, 15 and 25 attenuators; I’m told I should get the 15Db attenuators The NON-CUSTOM are the ER-20 by Etymotic $12 – I have a set of these, they work well, the custom I’m told are better All of these are available through an audiologist.
- Additional modification work performed on my Shephard bagpipes to make them play better {approx. $100}
Other Instruments & Other Musical Things
- a set of Fred Morrison’s reel pipes made by McCallum {approx. $2100}
- a set of uilleann pipes (aka union pipes) – key/brand/model to be decided {approx. $A,LOT}
- intro to Highland snare set-up {approx. $100?}
- a set of Highland snare drum sticks (KP2s?)
- practice pad (Scullion pad?)
- training book (Dethart?)
- one or two sets of bones – pieces of wood used rhythmically played similar to spoons, “arrived in the U.S. via Irish immigrants, but has a history stretching back to ancient China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome”, should be available at Dusty Strings in Fremont {approx. $???}
- an acoustic guitar case – to be converted to a surprise pipe case, used should work great and be cheap if not even free as when they wear out guitarists often throw them out