Pipes Ready! A Set-Up & Maintenance Guide for the Great Highland Bagpipe

In this unique DVD, one of the world's best and most respected pipers takes you through the steps requires to set up you pipes and maintain them in peak playing condition. Bags, reeds, reed selection, watertraps, blowsticks and more - Jim McGillvray covers it all in clear language, great detail and a style that is both informative and entertaining. Topics covered include: Introduction; Bagpipe Tour; The Bag; Leather or Synthetic?, sunthetic or canister, Leather, Airtightness, Installation, Sizes, Grip Attachment, Blowstick, Valves & Watertraps; Fit of joints; Chanter Reeds; Selecting, Making your reed easier, Shaving your reed, Care; Drone Reeds; Cane or Synthetic?, Seating, Adjusting tongue, Bridles, Tuning Screw, Adjustments Chart, Workshop; Lost Reeds, Hemping, Tying-in bags, Seasoning, Oiling. The total running time of this DVD is 86 minutes.