Small Pipes

[Grump]

Small pipes, kitchen pipes or the smaller and altered version of the great highland pipes seem to be gaining in popularity and establishing a foot hold as of late in the piping community according to the information on the internet. Hardy and McCallum advertise newer versions. I myself am becoming interested in them from the aspect that they seem to make less noise, take less wind to blow them (or can be bellows blown) and they are reportedly compatible with other instruments. There are likely other advantages or disadvantages. I am sure that there are others on the forum that might be interested in them and I'm sure we would like to hear any ideas/advice or from pipers who own them and are willing to share their experiences with the small pipes.