Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA)

Yes indeed!
There's Olle Gällmo's CD "Med Pipan i Säcken". You can buy that through a link on his website. Anders Norudde's "Kan Själv!", or "Himself" as it was released ...

To be honest I rarely use the drone tone holes, but going down to D on my A-pipe on the Polska 144 is fun and addictive, and the Baroque style that Olle mentioned really shines through. There is also ...

These are great tunes - thanks, Olle!!

This is beautiful! Thanks for posting all of this.

I am going to restitch the seam and then season the bag. If that does not work, I may go with your suggestion, Seth. Thanks everyone for the help.

Hi All,

While playing my pipes yesterday, I felt air hitting by left hand. Looking at the bag, I saw that the thread on the seam seems to have rotted away for one inch of length along it. Not muc ...

Bengt Sundberg made my E/A pipes in 1998 with holes for both index and middle fingers, thus making C# and D# possible. This was his own inclination, I believe, as I did not ask for them specifically. ...

UAAAH...That is one of the most beautifully bizarre things I've ever beheld. Did Mr. Fludd wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat after dreaming about this? Is the cow making steam??? Thank you ...

I use beeswax for that as well, though, by happy chance, I rarely have to alter it.

I must say that I haven't used rubber material for about 7 years. I've been using beeswax to adjust the C and D holes proper (only slightly), and a paperclip to take it out of the C# and D# holes whe ...

Also, so that you know, I may not be able to make the Saturday, as my son and I have Kung Fu class on that day from 12 - 1.

Yes, I have E/A pipes by Bengt Sundberg, and I'll bring them.

Well, I live here, so yes indeed! Where in Minneapolis will it be?

Hi,

I am going to be shopping for a microphone to record this winter. I am hoping to have an all-in-one type, but my knowledge of this sort of thing is almost non-existent.
I'll of course b ...

That's pretty fancy. I'm there!

That seems right. According to him,
"The quarternotes I often use are at the 3th note, 4th note, 6th note and 7th note. If the tune are in major scale, 4th and 7th note can be blue.
In mi ...

Hi!

Does anyone know of the fiddler Sven Albäck? I had an e-mail conversation with Anders Norudde about "blue" notes in Scandinavian music, and he noted that Mr. Albäck was to be a pro ...

And by the way, while we got an influx of Nordic people, Alas! we are missing out on Estonians!

That is an absolutely amazing house! It reminds me alot of old time cabins up north in greater Minnesota (where many Nordics settled). The difference, of course, is the majesty of it.

You could always try phragmites australis reed. It is readily available from Börs Anders Öhman and Leif Eriksson. There is a fair amount of caution surrounding this type of reed, and rightly so, how ...

One does not need to pretend - lack of historical precedence does not bar Denmark from creating respectable and lovely pipes that are suitable for Danish music. Bagpipes aren't inherent - people borr ...

By the way, you'll note that he based it on the illustrations in "Säckpipan i Norden". If you get them, give us a sound sample!

Here is a link to Danish bagpipes: http://www.goodbagpipes.co.uk/danish_bagpipe.htm
Unfortunately, there is no sound sample.

Given that Phragmites Australis reeds are much shorter than Arundo Donax, should the tongue be the same length as specified on your site? I measured, and it seemed to be close to the length of the wh ...

Hi,

I recently received some unfinished Phragmites Australis reeds from Börs Anders Öhman. Is there an inherent reason why this type of reed is usually downcut? I'd like to know more about the ...

Congratulations to Olle! Aaron is absolutely right about his absolute value and true contribution to fellow pipers.

Interestingly, I live not too far away from Wright County, where Lake Skifstrom is. Also, I have many relatives in Iowa, some in Boone County, and Boone is unfortunately the receiver of numerous bad ...

Now the reed can withstand a significant amount of pressure without cutting out, however, when I place it in the chanter, it is only able to play the high "E". Do I need to just wait and br ...

Alright, it works now. Thanks, everybody! It started with only a slight sound that cut short past very shallow blowing, but is now at the point where significant air pressure will not cause it to cu ...

OK, I'll try to keep them humidified for a while and see if they'll produce any sound. Thanks for replying!
When I first got them, by the way, the made a tone that a reed should, so there was noth ...