Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA)

A great initiative Very Happy

I want to go to Minneapolis. A great reason to cross the Atlantic Ocean, indeed, argh-argh

The top note in that bar, e'', is the one which requires a key (or overblowing). If you don't have that key (and can't overblow), you can just skip it, the way I do in the video, i.e. double the l ...

Funny that the thicker stuff used for Uilleann and Highland pipes has to be seasoned and the thinner stuff is airtight. Seth

I´d say a lot of the problems may be in the seam(s). Most leather itsel ...

Ok, here's a late post in this thread but bare with me; Bags are one of my favourites...
I've tried a number of various leathers and synthetics and always ended up with the big favourite: Moose. Str ...

If you are going down one octave below the chanter bottom E, the "twice the length" thoughts are applicable. But the higher volume might come for free, so to speak. If you are going one octa ...

If I can not keep my E from easily climbing to F should I add some weight to the tip of the reed?

Heck no! Very Happy

Get used to it and enjoy the useability of nice f-glissandos.

Well, talking about materials and stuff:
Here's a picture of a säckpipa made with recycling in mind.
I built it probably around 10 years ago when I was bored and needed something to have fun with.
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About doble reeds:
I used to say the same: Double reeds are pure horror, and so on.
Then I learned the basic crafts of making cornemuse reeds from a German friend. He couldn't understand what I was ...

He-he-hey, my first post on this forum. Hi all....
The hide glue/glycerine stuff is superior to anything I have ever come across. "Atamon" is the Swedish equivalent to what your granny woul ...

My name: Peter Frodemo
Where I am: Uppsala, Sweden
My main instrument: Don't have one. Never could make up my mind, but, ok, let's say säckpipa
Other instruments I play: Hurdy gurdy, nyckelharpa, s ...