511 - Why Your Pipes May Feel Harder Than They Should (Dojo U Q&A Session)
Real Feedback Month has officially kicked off at Dojo U!
On this week's Q&A session, we explain how to get the most out of this special monthly theme, then dive into our regularly scheduled burning piping questions, covering a range of topics including competition etiquette, chanter reeds, tone enhancers, tuning habits, and more.
Here's what we cover this week:
- 0:00 – Real Feedback Month begins
- 2:28 – Recording and submission tips
- 11:57 – Sunglasses at competitions
- 17:38 – Rubber bands on chanter reeds
- 22:37 – What to do with a reed that's too hard
- 26:00 – The D throw and teaching methods
- 32:18 – Tone enhancers: pros and cons
- 40:12 – Starting drone tuning from sharp
- 43:12 – An unexpected Isle of Skye story
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