A Saturday piping.

**Nick the DSM** · 2nd December 12, 04:58 PM

Recently I scored an Argyll jacket on ebay, fits and looks well I'd think. I haven't had the time to take pics or wear it until Saturday for a funeral. I was piping in the minister and daughter.

Anyways, I'll accept an advice on the outfit. I don't have much in my closet that isn't tee shirts and such (I'm 20, gimme a break). I know many like tattersall and such, but I rather like the blue shirt.

Cheers.

**Tobus** · 2nd December 12, 05:23 PM

Considering everything you said, I'd say you look just right. Nothing wrong with the blue shirt at all, and I like your choice of hose, jacket, shoes, etc. The only thing I would have done differently is with the tie, but overall, I give it a "well done"!

**Pipersson** · 2nd December 12, 06:26 PM

Really fine I would say...But a very serious look. ;-) Enjoy your Kilt!

**tulloch** · 2nd December 12, 07:14 PM

Very fine look you have there. Keep on course.

**EagleJCS** · 2nd December 12, 07:52 PM

I agree with Tobus. Everything generally looks fine. I wouldn't wear the tartan tie either. Whatever tie you do wear, snug the knot up a bit more to cover the collar button. I promise it won't strangle you. It looks like you have 2-3 fingers of space between your shirt collar and neck, so there's plenty of room there. I used to work at J.C.Penney's in the Men's Accessories department, and that was something I commonly saw with people that aren't accustomed to wearing a tie.

Perhaps a touch more turn-down on the hose. Bring the top of your hose to the top of your shin-bone - the part that sticks out just a bit below your knee - and not the bottom of the kneecap to show a little more of the knee. Doing this also covers alittle more of the garter flashes/ties.

As a 10-year piper, I can also say that the spacing on your drone cords looks to be a bit wide between your bass and middle tenor. (A hand-span from drone center to drone center is the general guideline I've been given, from more than one source. The length of a dollar bill is another suggestion. Some hand-spans are wider than others.

) Tightening that up may help make them more comfortable to play as the outer drone is no longer in the crook of your elbow and the weight of the drones isn't pulling them off your shoulder as much.

**Nick the DSM** · 2nd December 12, 09:12 PM

Yeah, I know about the tartan tie thing. It was my great grandfather's so I'm a bit sentimental with it. And quite right, not used to wearing a tie at all.

Now that you mention that, Eagle, it does pull off the shoulder often, I will have to fix that cord.

**neloon** · 3rd December 12, 03:30 AM

Fifty years ago, tartan ties were perfectly normal. (Like many aspects pf Highland dress, it's just a fashion thing.) So the "outfit" is fine - anyone in Scotland would give you full marks.
But the hair is awful!