No volume control…
December 12, 2011
Best and worst part of the bagpipes is that bagpipes are either on or off, there is no volume control.
Bagpipe reeds play at a certain pressure, and if too hard, or too soft, the reed will cut out.
100′s of years ago, this was an excellent way for parties and festivals to be able to provide music for everyone attending. Long time before amplifiers and speakers.
Nowadays, the volume is great for inside a church, or outdoors, but at a small party inside, it is all too common for folk to look for a volume button on me. It ain’t there.
No comments yet
