eBay Bagpipes - What Made Them Sound BETTER!

[@jamestremain8115]

I knew better but bought a set of these from Amazon. I began swapping out a piece at a time until I had a full set of McCallum Poly P1 pipes. With the McCallum pipes im happy. The other set is no more, dispatched to the dust bin.

[@KyleBantaMusic]

Nice! Amazon is hit n miss with pipes compared to eBay. Good to hear that your McCallum pipes work well.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

This Bagpipe is pitched at A440

[@KyleBantaMusic]

Yes, it was pitched very low

[@jamesskinner794]

I'd say with a new chanter you might be in business. Chanter is a write off.

[@KyleBantaMusic]

Even with a new chanter, I think many people would struggle with playing these pipes, making the learning process unnecessarily challenging. The fact that I couldnt get the blowpipe out is concerning as the valve was loosing air and needed adjusting. One could argue that these pipes could be used, however I would not bother wasting my time trying to get these pipes to work at an acceptable level. The craftsmanship is simply not there. I would encourage prospective learners to invest in a much better set.

[@jamesskinner794]

@@KyleBantaMusic Hi Kyle, Not saying they were a great buy. The valve was obviously not working properly and judging by the number of breaths it took to get the bag up, that was a disaster as well. Reminded me of the old gortex bags. 4 good blows to even get it ready to play because when you stopped playing it collapsed to nothing. The old L&M however, 1 blow and you were ready to go. I have heard a few sets of drones from Pakistan that sounded quite reasonable, but that set might not be one of them. I'm pretty sure someone with your experience could have gotten more out of them, but def lose the chanter. As with a lot of things, you get what you pay for. So, with that lead in, how much did you pay?

[@KyleBantaMusic]

Been a while since I heard the word gortex haha! The cost was $132 US plus $40 for duties ($20 of which the seller graciously paid). Overall, more than $200 CAD. There were other sets that I looked at that were less.

[@jamesskinner794]

@@KyleBantaMusic Thanks Kyle. 🙂