Are Cheap Bagpipes and
Chanters actually Playable?
Is your practice chanter sounding like a drowning duck?
It could be your are just not blowing hard enough to get a good tone...
Something else that could be a factor is the quality of your chanter. Unfortunately if you purchase a $20 practice chanter, made in Pakistan, from Amazon, it's not any good!
Sure, you can buy a high-end practice chanter for $120+
Any Bagpipe supply store online with customer service can sell you a Sheppard, Mcallum, RG Hardie, or Walsh practice chanter for $120+. All good brands.
No complaints there...
unless of course you are saving up your pennies for a set of pipes!
3D-Printed Practice Chanters. Good quality for just $50!
3D-printed bagpipes and chanters are Made in the USA!
Use the coupon code GETBAGPIPE5 to get 5% off and another 5% will go to the African Blackwood conservation Project!
A practice chanter that sounds great and is still lot cheaper than the main brands, which helps if you are on a budget or saving up for a set of pipes!
As for buying bagpipes, stay away from ebay and amazon as anything made in Pakistan simply isn't playable.
It's too bad, because I understand not wanting to put down $2,500 or more for a set of pipes!! 😥
For a long time the piping community has needed a good quality, playable set of bagpipes that's not too expensive and 3D Bagpipe has delivered!
If you are on a budget you can get a set of 3D printed bagpipes just $550, made in the USA! I've ordered a set myself!
Use the coupon code GETBAGPIPE5 to get 5% off and another 5% will go to the African Blackwood conservation Project!