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Kinnaird Bagpipes Newsletter
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Kinnaird Bagpipes Thanksgiving Promotion
We want to show our thanks for your continued support by offering
20% OFF Kinnaird Bagpipes Branded Products!
Note: All prices are in Canadian Dollars. Discount only applies to Kinnaird Bagpipes products listed above. Discounted price will appear on product listings. Offer is only available on orders placed Oct 9-19, 2020. It will not be applied retroactively. |
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Upcoming Events
Oct 12 Thanksgiving Day in Canada- Kinnaird Bagpipes will be Closed
Oct 31 Halloween
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Scottish Humor
"My father was from Aberdeen, and a more generous man you couldn't wish to meet. I have a gold watch that belonged to him. He sold it to me on his deathbed. I wrote him a cheque for it, post dated of course."
-Chic Murray
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Scottish Trivia
After "dookin'" for apples on All Hallow's Eve, a common Scottish custom had single people peel the apple in a continuous strip and toss the peel over their shoulder. Whatever shape the peel resembled revealed the first letter of their future spouse's name. |
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Benefits of Electronic Chanters
While they vary from location to location, distancing rules and limits on the number of people gathering make it difficult for pipe bands to practice and to teach lessons.
Electronic chanters and bagpipes allow the user to practice without the need to blow into the mouthpiece as you would on a practice chanter or bagpipes. This allows the user to wear a mask and reduces the spacing required between pipers. (Check with your local Health Authority for guidelines in your area)
There are several different options available. The Deger II Electronic Chanter and Fagerstrom Technopipes are both very popular electronic chanters. The Redpipes electronic bagpipe has various models depending on your needs.
Each of these products allow the piper to use headphones to practice quietly on their own without disturbing others, or plug into a speaker if they wish to share their performance. The Deger and Technopipes are also great for practicing during a commute to work, on a lunch break, or in an apartment setting.
The Deger II and Technopipes are currently in stock at Kinnaird Bagpipes.
Redpipes can be ordered in, but have a typical delivery timeframe of around 8-10 weeks.
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Product Reviews
Deger II Electronic Chanter 
"I live in a small apartment and this is a great option to practice while not disturbing my neighbours. I can change key, if I want, and generally control tuning and volume. I haven't tried the MIDI output yet, but I'm really interested in saving audio files to my computer in the future."
Don't forget to submit your own product reviews on our website.
Let other customers know what you thought of the products we offer.
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