delrin, polypenco or "plastic" bagpipes

[PiobBear]

Several guys in my band play P2's-P3's. Properly set up and tuned, I doubt that 99.98% of people can discern the difference at ten paces. I just like the look and feel of real wood myself.

[JS Sanders]

<< I doubt that 99.98% of people can discern the difference... >>

Really?

And I'm not trying to be combative - but that's virtually everyone. Or perhaps you were meant non-pipers?

The first time my drummer heard them, he commented on the sound after I'd only played a few tuning phrases. And I had them dead-on tuned. He said they weren't as 'vibrant' as my wooden drones.

To each his own, not trying to change anyone's opinion, just replying to an inquiry based on my own experiences.

Will add this - you don't see many world-class pipers playing polypenco pipes.

Slainte,
steve

[kypnkilt]

I had a set of Dunbar P-3's that played well. One thing I noticed with my Dunbars is that playing cane drone reeds sound really awesome. Though cane reeds are a pain, I would recommend trying synthetic tenor drone reeds and a cane bass reed. I played Canning tenors with an Apps Cane reed in the bass and had a great resonanant balance. The P series from Dunbar is a tough set of pipes and they're not that bad overall. Though I do play ABW Hardie's now most of the time, I still recommend Dunbars for a first set.

NOTE: I donated my P-3's to the NWJPB.http://www.nwjpb.org. Quite a few of their newer players have Dunbars. Many P-1's.