The HPB Resource Centre

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Drones
Gordon Speirs Reed Making Paper
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2002
Identifying Drone Valves
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2002
Identifying Drone Reeds
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Sheperd Drone Reed Tip
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Cane Drone Reed Manipulation
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By Mark Wygent at Wygent Reeds, Ltd., 2000
Drone Reed Adjustment
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By Chris Apps at Chris Apps Reeds, 2000
Adjusting Wygent Drone Reeds
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By Mark Wygent at Wygent Reeds, Ltd., 1999-2000
Tech.Description of the Tenor Drone
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By William Thomas Bailie at the University of Calgary, 1999
The Basic Principles of Drone Tuning
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By Jim McGillivray at McGillivray Piping Partnerships, 198?
Reeds
Modifying Chanter Reeds
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Chanter Reed Basics
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Blowing the Pipe & Reed Manipulation
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By Mark Wygent at Wygent Reeds, Ltd., 2000
Setting the Strength of a Chanter Reed
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By Chris Apps at Chris Apps Reeds, 2000
Every Reed Problem has an Explanation
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By Chris Apps at Chris Apps Reeds, 2000
Reed Selection, Manipulation, and Tuning
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By Chris Hamilton at ToneCzar, 1999
Stability in Single and Double Reeds
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By David C. Daye at David Daye's Bagpipe Page, 1996
Piobaireachd
What are the origins of piobaireachd?
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By Allan LT Speedy at Piobaireachd.com, 2001-2002
Notes on the History of Piobaireachd Playing Styles
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By Allan LT Speedy at Piobaireachd.com, 2001
Tune Histories
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By Allan LT Speedy et. al. at Piobaireachd.com, 2001
Entirely at the Pleasure of the Performer
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By Dr. William Donaldson at the Piper & Drummer, 2001
Judging Piobaireachd
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By Norman Matheson at The Voice, 1999
Technique
Memorising tunes
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By Richard Mao and others at the Bagpipe Newsgroup, 2001
Striking-in Properly
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By Chris Hamilton at ToneCzar, 2000
Blæseteknik
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By David Lundgreen at the SSPD, 1999
Maintenance
Practice Chanter Maintenance
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By Oliver Seeler at Oliver Seeler's Universe of Bagpipes, 2000
Applying Hemp to the joints
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By William Thomas Bailie at the University of Calgary, 1999
Loyal Oilers?
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By Jerry Gibson and others at The Voice, 1995
Tips
Making a Water Manometer
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Korg OT-12m
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By Chris Hamilton at ToneCzar, 2000
Korg CA-30
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By Chris Hamilton at ToneCzar, 2000
Korg CA-20
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By Chris Hamilton at ToneCzar, 2000
Tips on Tuning a Band
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By Chris Apps at Chris Apps Reeds, 2000
Lip Exercises
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By Brian D. Yeates at the Bagpipe Newsgroup, 2000
Before you compete…
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By Nancy Tunnicliffe at The Voice, 1998
Miscellaneous
Who is Who in Bagpiping
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By Andrew T. Lenz, Jr at Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey, 2001
Reclaiming 5/4
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By Barnaby Brown at Pibroch.net, 2000
Bagpipe Fingering and Tune Settings
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By Bram van Melle at WSPD, 2000
Hot, Dry, and High (Weather Woes …)
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By Mark Wygent at Wygent Reeds, Ltd., 2000
Highland Bagpipe Music for Fingerstyle Guitar
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By Glenn Weiser at the Celtic Guitar Page, 1998
Making Bagpipes
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By Casey Burns at Casey's WWW sites, 199?
Drumming		Rating
Sides
Hand Positions
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By Curt Watts at Where to stick it, 2002
Tuning the Pearl
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By Blair Brown at Bob Dunsire Forum, 2001
Tuning a Pipe Band Snare Drum
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By George Denyer at The Scottish Drumming Pages, 2001
Sticks
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By George Denyer at The Scottish Drumming Pages, 2001
Learning to Play the Snare Drum
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By George Denyer at The Scottish Drumming Pages, 2001
A Gripping Argument
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By Anthony Morris at WSPB, 2000
Jim Kilpatrick on tuning a HTS200
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By Jim Kilpatrick at The Drumbeater, 199?
Midsection
Tuning the Bass & Tenor
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By Hubert Sudhusen at German Lowland Pipes & Drums, 2002
Tuning the Pipe Band Midsection
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By Tyler Fry at TyFry Drumsticks, 2002
The Functional Midsection: Three Steps Closer to Bridging the Gap
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By Tyler Fry at TyFry Drumsticks, 2002
A Place To Stick Your Bass Drum
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By Curt Watts at Where to stick it, 2002
Timing and Feel - What is that ?!?
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By Jacquie Troy at Where to stick it, 2002
To Flourish or Not to Flourish
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By Tyler Fry at TyFry Drumsticks, 2001
Drum Corps
Putting it all together
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By Gordon Brown at Scandinavian School of P&D, 2001
A Carrier Tip
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By George Denyer at The Scottish Drumming Pages, 2001
History
A Brief History of the Military Drum
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By Drum Major Wilson Young and Drum Major Allan Chatto OAM. at Where to stick it, 2000
Alex Duthart - A small history
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By Jim Blakely at The Drumbeater, 1997
Interview with Alex Duthart
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By Keith Duff, Neil Kirby and others at The Drumbeater, 1980
The Rise of Scottish Drumming
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By W. G. F. Boag at The Drumbeater, 1977
Band stuff		Rating
Marching - How to it
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By Cameron and others at the Bagpipe Newsgroup, 2001
Focus on the strong sides
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By Ringo at the Bagpipe Newsgroup, 2001
Obtaining a Pipe Band Sponsorship #1
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By Andrew Berthoff at the Piper & Drummer, 2000
Obtaining a Pipe Band Sponsorship #2
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By Andrew Berthoff at the Piper & Drummer, 2000
Pipe Band Leadership Problems
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By David C. Daye at David Daye's Bagpipe Page, 1997
Pipe Band Recruiting
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By David C. Daye at David Daye's Bagpipe Page, 1995
The Ten Commandments
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By Michael Green at The Voice, 1995
General		Rating
History and culture
The Sgian Dubh
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By Jonas Ibsen at JI-Knives, 2002
Gaelic Music
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By Various at Piobaireachd.com, 2001
The Great Highland Bagpipes
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By Gordon Kinnie at Gordon Kinnie, 2001
The Highland Pipers in the Great War
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By Gordon Kinnie at Gordon Kinne, 2000
The Scottish Dirk
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By Joe D. Huddleston at Oregon Knife Collectors Association, 1999
The Sgian Dubh
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By Joe D. Huddleston at Oregon Knife Collectors Association, 1999
The African Bagpipes
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By WM. A. Cocks at Pipe Band Ressource Centre, 1939
Around the World
50 Years of Piping in Scandinavia
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By Ulf Schönberg at The Voice, 2001
1968-1998 - 30 Years of Pipe Bands in Scandinavia
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By Ulf Schönberg at An Int. Great Highland Bagpipe Discography, 1999
Cape Breton Style Piping
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By Janine Randall at Janine Randall, 199?
Miscellaneous
Gode råd om kost
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By Michael F. Karlsen at Holbæk Pipe Band, 2002
4 gode strækøvelser
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By Thue Kjelstrøm at the Holbæk Pipe Band, 2001
What did you say?
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By James R. Bousquet at The Voice, 1999

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