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Sophie L @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 21:11 UTC

Si c'est pas le bonheur, ça y ressemble.

#smallpipes #uilleannpipes

https://youtu.be/M6X7teLl-68?si=yfpIWnE9VMznNslI

#smallpipes #uilleannpipes

Sophie L @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 21:11 UTC

Si c'est pas le bonheur, ça y ressemble.

#smallpipes #uilleannpipes

https://youtu.be/M6X7teLl-68?si=yfpIWnE9VMznNslI

#uilleannpipes #smallpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-09 · 14:55 UTC

@spacehobo @_elena You may have just convinced me to start going hard on my project to make my own #uilleannpipes. It's so niche, I figure nobody much cares. But now you've got me thinking "so niche" is the whole point.

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-09 · 14:55 UTC

@spacehobo @_elena You may have just convinced me to start going hard on my project to make my own #uilleannpipes. It's so niche, I figure nobody much cares. But now you've got me thinking "so niche" is the whole point.

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-09 · 14:55 UTC

@spacehobo @_elena You may have just convinced me to start going hard on my project to make my own #uilleannpipes. It's so niche, I figure nobody much cares. But now you've got me thinking "so niche" is the whole point.

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-09 · 14:55 UTC

@spacehobo @_elena You may have just convinced me to start going hard on my project to make my own #uilleannpipes. It's so niche, I figure nobody much cares. But now you've got me thinking "so niche" is the whole point.

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-09 · 14:55 UTC

@spacehobo @_elena You may have just convinced me to start going hard on my project to make my own #uilleannpipes. It's so niche, I figure nobody much cares. But now you've got me thinking "so niche" is the whole point.

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 22:27 UTC

@tinker Hi!

I'm building 3d printable #uilleannpipes. Right now I have the chanter, chanter cap, stocks, and blowpipe. If you can supply a bag, bellows, and reed, I can supply the rest. This will save you maybe $400 on a practice set.

I'm about a year away from having a complete set: I still need to make the parts for the bellows, and then design sewing patterns for the bag and the bellows.

Hope is on the way, in other words. Stick with the whistle as you building your repertoire: the pipes are cantankerous, and learning tunes at the same time you learn the pipes is just going to max out the difficulty.

For what it's worth, I play a $180 MK Kelpie Low D, and a $20 Clarke "high" D. I have a $200 McNeela Wild that's a fine instrument, but it's not 10× better than the Clarke, and I wind up playing the Clarke more because it feels less snooty.

So stick with it (OAIM is excellent), learn a bunch of tunes, see if you can find a local learner's session or slow session, learn more tunes, pick up some ornamentation, learn more tunes, and at that point I might have a $60 Uilleann Pipe set for you :)

https://woozle.org/tags/bagpipes/

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 22:27 UTC

@tinker Hi!

I'm building 3d printable #uilleannpipes. Right now I have the chanter, chanter cap, stocks, and blowpipe. If you can supply a bag, bellows, and reed, I can supply the rest. This will save you maybe $400 on a practice set.

I'm about a year away from having a complete set: I still need to make the parts for the bellows, and then design sewing patterns for the bag and the bellows.

Hope is on the way, in other words. Stick with the whistle as you building your repertoire: the pipes are cantankerous, and learning tunes at the same time you learn the pipes is just going to max out the difficulty.

For what it's worth, I play a $180 MK Kelpie Low D, and a $20 Clarke "high" D. I have a $200 McNeela Wild that's a fine instrument, but it's not 10× better than the Clarke, and I wind up playing the Clarke more because it feels less snooty.

So stick with it (OAIM is excellent), learn a bunch of tunes, see if you can find a local learner's session or slow session, learn more tunes, pick up some ornamentation, learn more tunes, and at that point I might have a $60 Uilleann Pipe set for you :)

https://woozle.org/tags/bagpipes/

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 22:27 UTC

@tinker Hi!

I'm building 3d printable #uilleannpipes. Right now I have the chanter, chanter cap, stocks, and blowpipe. If you can supply a bag, bellows, and reed, I can supply the rest. This will save you maybe $400 on a practice set.

I'm about a year away from having a complete set: I still need to make the parts for the bellows, and then design sewing patterns for the bag and the bellows.

Hope is on the way, in other words. Stick with the whistle as you building your repertoire: the pipes are cantankerous, and learning tunes at the same time you learn the pipes is just going to max out the difficulty.

For what it's worth, I play a $180 MK Kelpie Low D, and a $20 Clarke "high" D. I have a $200 McNeela Wild that's a fine instrument, but it's not 10× better than the Clarke, and I wind up playing the Clarke more because it feels less snooty.

So stick with it (OAIM is excellent), learn a bunch of tunes, see if you can find a local learner's session or slow session, learn more tunes, pick up some ornamentation, learn more tunes, and at that point I might have a $60 Uilleann Pipe set for you :)

https://woozle.org/tags/bagpipes/

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 22:27 UTC

@tinker Hi!

I'm building 3d printable #uilleannpipes. Right now I have the chanter, chanter cap, stocks, and blowpipe. If you can supply a bag, bellows, and reed, I can supply the rest. This will save you maybe $400 on a practice set.

I'm about a year away from having a complete set: I still need to make the parts for the bellows, and then design sewing patterns for the bag and the bellows.

Hope is on the way, in other words. Stick with the whistle as you building your repertoire: the pipes are cantankerous, and learning tunes at the same time you learn the pipes is just going to max out the difficulty.

For what it's worth, I play a $180 MK Kelpie Low D, and a $20 Clarke "high" D. I have a $200 McNeela Wild that's a fine instrument, but it's not 10× better than the Clarke, and I wind up playing the Clarke more because it feels less snooty.

So stick with it (OAIM is excellent), learn a bunch of tunes, see if you can find a local learner's session or slow session, learn more tunes, pick up some ornamentation, learn more tunes, and at that point I might have a $60 Uilleann Pipe set for you :)

https://woozle.org/tags/bagpipes/

#uilleannpipes

Neale @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 22:27 UTC

@tinker Hi!

I'm building 3d printable #uilleannpipes. Right now I have the chanter, chanter cap, stocks, and blowpipe. If you can supply a bag, bellows, and reed, I can supply the rest. This will save you maybe $400 on a practice set.

I'm about a year away from having a complete set: I still need to make the parts for the bellows, and then design sewing patterns for the bag and the bellows.

Hope is on the way, in other words. Stick with the whistle as you building your repertoire: the pipes are cantankerous, and learning tunes at the same time you learn the pipes is just going to max out the difficulty.

For what it's worth, I play a $180 MK Kelpie Low D, and a $20 Clarke "high" D. I have a $200 McNeela Wild that's a fine instrument, but it's not 10× better than the Clarke, and I wind up playing the Clarke more because it feels less snooty.

So stick with it (OAIM is excellent), learn a bunch of tunes, see if you can find a local learner's session or slow session, learn more tunes, pick up some ornamentation, learn more tunes, and at that point I might have a $60 Uilleann Pipe set for you :)

https://woozle.org/tags/bagpipes/

#uilleannpipes

Tinker ☀️ @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 21:43 UTC

I've been enjoying learning the Irish Whistle / Tin Whistle. Bought a very inexpensive $15 USD whistle and been tooling on it for a couple of months learning off of free youtube videos.

I suck at it but I really enjoy it and want to continue learning.

So since I'm sticking with it, I figure I ought to take some lessons. Gonna sign up with https://oaim.ie .

Also looking at getting an "expensive" tin whistle. Looking at some between $150 to $250 USD for a single high D whistle.

As an aside, I really have enjoyed listening to the Uilleann Pipes and looked into how much a cheap set would cost...

...nope. Gonna stick with my penny whistle. 😅 (at least for now 😝)

#tinWhistle #irishMusic #uilleannPipes #tradMusic

#tinwhistle #irishmusic #uilleannpipes #tradmusic

Tinker ☀️ @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 21:43 UTC

I've been enjoying learning the Irish Whistle / Tin Whistle. Bought a very inexpensive $15 USD whistle and been tooling on it for a couple of months learning off of free youtube videos.

I suck at it but I really enjoy it and want to continue learning.

So since I'm sticking with it, I figure I ought to take some lessons. Gonna sign up with https://oaim.ie .

Also looking at getting an "expensive" tin whistle. Looking at some between $150 to $250 USD for a single high D whistle.

As an aside, I really have enjoyed listening to the Uilleann Pipes and looked into how much a cheap set would cost...

...nope. Gonna stick with my penny whistle. 😅 (at least for now 😝)

#tinWhistle #irishMusic #uilleannPipes #tradMusic

#tinwhistle #irishmusic #uilleannpipes #tradmusic

Tinker ☀️ @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 21:43 UTC

I've been enjoying learning the Irish Whistle / Tin Whistle. Bought a very inexpensive $15 USD whistle and been tooling on it for a couple of months learning off of free youtube videos.

I suck at it but I really enjoy it and want to continue learning.

So since I'm sticking with it, I figure I ought to take some lessons. Gonna sign up with https://oaim.ie .

Also looking at getting an "expensive" tin whistle. Looking at some between $150 to $250 USD for a single high D whistle.

As an aside, I really have enjoyed listening to the Uilleann Pipes and looked into how much a cheap set would cost...

...nope. Gonna stick with my penny whistle. 😅 (at least for now 😝)

#tinWhistle #irishMusic #uilleannPipes #tradMusic

#tinwhistle #irishmusic #uilleannpipes #tradmusic

Tinker ☀️ @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 21:43 UTC

I've been enjoying learning the Irish Whistle / Tin Whistle. Bought a very inexpensive $15 USD whistle and been tooling on it for a couple of months learning off of free youtube videos.

I suck at it but I really enjoy it and want to continue learning.

So since I'm sticking with it, I figure I ought to take some lessons. Gonna sign up with https://oaim.ie .

Also looking at getting an "expensive" tin whistle. Looking at some between $150 to $250 USD for a single high D whistle.

As an aside, I really have enjoyed listening to the Uilleann Pipes and looked into how much a cheap set would cost...

...nope. Gonna stick with my penny whistle. 😅 (at least for now 😝)

#tinWhistle #irishMusic #uilleannPipes #tradMusic

#tradmusic #uilleannpipes #irishmusic #tinwhistle

Tinker ☀️ @[email protected] · 2026-04-08 · 21:43 UTC

I've been enjoying learning the Irish Whistle / Tin Whistle. Bought a very inexpensive $15 USD whistle and been tooling on it for a couple of months learning off of free youtube videos.

I suck at it but I really enjoy it and want to continue learning.

So since I'm sticking with it, I figure I ought to take some lessons. Gonna sign up with https://oaim.ie .

Also looking at getting an "expensive" tin whistle. Looking at some between $150 to $250 USD for a single high D whistle.

As an aside, I really have enjoyed listening to the Uilleann Pipes and looked into how much a cheap set would cost...

...nope. Gonna stick with my penny whistle. 😅 (at least for now 😝)

#tinWhistle #irishMusic #uilleannPipes #tradMusic

#tinwhistle #irishmusic #uilleannpipes #tradmusic