self-taught pipes?

[Kiltedfirepiper]

yeah I've tried that approach...my pinky will lock up and pop when I try that.
when I make a fist my pinky sits about 3/4" lower than the rest of my hand....when you palpate the bone you can actually FEEL the curve in the bone!...it makes typing a female dog too...

the only thing that works is a fast down up ( if that sounds right) and it gives me a halfway decent burl.
nothing like the blackwatch's "ripping a phonebook in two" effect ( I've always loved this discription of a good burl..or was it a D-throw? either way it works for both!)

totally OT but there you have it

KFP

[JS Sanders]

Here's another to try...

I use the Tap & Curl Birl method. Place your finger directly above the loA-hole and all you do is curl inward, sweeping past the hole as you do so. Just separate the movements: tap/bounce, rest, and curl (just barely sweeping past the hole for the second loG sound of the birl.

When you execute it well, it is blistering fast. It just plain rips and really compliments a kick-**** reel. The 500 repetitions a day still apply in learning it.