Highland Hornpipe

[Warlock]

That's an awful lot for plastic. I've been told by the music shops that if you can play a recorder, You can play the bagpipes. Seems the fingerings are the same. Recorders cost a whole lot less.

[Dreadbelly]

Um, I believe the hornpipes are made out of wood.

Still really want one, and a chance to learn how to play.

[Warlock]

Anyone can easily learn to play The Highland Hornpipe.
Anyone who plays the practice chanter or bagpipes can begin to play the Highland Hornpipe in less than an hour.
A pleasing alternative to the practice chanter for beginners and seasoned players.
Uses a saxophone reed available for around $2 from almost any music shop or this website.
Integrated sax mouthpiece and reed allows for an expressive potential not available on the bagpipe or practice chanter.
Gives Highland bagpipers something also not available on any bagpipe or practice chanter; DYNAMICS – the ability to change tone and volume while playing.
All bagpipe fingering and embellishments can be played on the Highland Hornpipe exactly as on the chanter.
G sharp and other accidental notes can be played with cross-fingerings; over-blowing produces notes in a higher register not available on chanters.
Gorgeous dark tone, similar to the human voice, hauntingly beautiful for airs.
Brings an ancient Gaelic tradition back to life.
Made from high quality, low-maintenance black acrylic, with a nickel silver bell and sterling silver Celtic ferrule.
At $185 US, costs about the same as a bagpipe chanter.

[Dreadbelly]

Ah, now, see, when I looked at those about a year or so ago, there was no mention of black acrylic.

[MadBagpiper]

That's an awful lot for plastic. I've been told by the music shops that if you can play a recorder, You can play the bagpipes. Seems the fingerings are the same. Recorders cost a whole lot less.

The recorder and Bagpipes are 2 very different instruments. Recorders have upwards of 36 notes, bagpipes have 9 notes. Bagpipe fingering and style of playing is completly unique from other wood-wind instruments in terms of movments such as D throws and Tarluths.

[beloitpiper]

The recorder and Bagpipes are 2 very different instruments. Recorders have upwards of 36 notes, bagpipes have 9 notes. Bagpipe fingering and style of playing is completly unique from other wood-wind instruments in terms of movments such as D throws and Tarluths.

The recorder may be abe to go into different octaves, but has 9 fingerings just like the bagpipes. They are similar, but the fingerings are not exactly the same.