Topic(s): Engineering | Music
Tags: An affordable , easy to master Bagpipe "Non-Traditional " materials used Can be learned to
Say you join an Irish band, and the need arises for a bagpipe player. But bagpipes are very expensive and they take years to master, and players are hard to come by. No problem! Combine some odd parts, a bunch of ingenuity and a bit of leprechaun luck, and the pipes they will be a-blowin'.
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Bob Pennington
I retired from the insurance field twelve years ago. I moved from Dallas, Texas to a small town near Austin with one grocery store and one red light and began to play music regularly on an Irish whistle. That led to inventing several percussion instruments; designing and building a complete "Gamelan"( an Indonesian term for orchestra that uses
zxylophone type instruments)
I also make rings using silver coins. I am an avid wood worker; inventor, and a sculptor. I also play profesionally in an Irish band.
I recently started ( after reading a MAKE magazine article)making Unique and Sophisticated Ray Gunns, which will be on exhibit at the Faire in Austin...I have two great children and five super grand kids.
And, most importantly, life is good and I have lots of fun !