First off, you’ve got the whole Pexels thing. You know, scrolling through stock photos of bagpipes. Beautiful instruments, right? All polished and shiny. But that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about, like, the *imitation* bagpipes. The ones that make you go, “Huh? That’s supposed to be *that*?”
Then there’s the “MIDI Bag Pipes” situation. I mean, seriously? A MIDI bagpipe? I guess, like, if you *really* wanna play bagpipe music but you’re living in an apartment and don’t want your neighbors to call the cops, this is your jam. But… c’mon! Where’s the *soul* in that? It’s just a bunch of 1s and 0s trying to sound Scottish. My opinion? It’s not bagpipes, it’s just… bagpipe-*ish*.
And the “fake rusty pipes” thing? Okay, this is a total left turn. We’re suddenly in Ghostbusters territory, making slime pipes for a firehouse playset. I mean, cool, I guess? If you’re building a haunted house or, I dunno, a super realistic diorama of the Ghostbusters headquarters, then yeah, fake rusty pipes are your friend. But… what does this have to do with bagpipes? Unless you’re planning on piping ectoplasm *through* your bagpipes, I’m just not seeing the connection. I mean, maybe there’s a weird crossover fanfic out there I don’t know about.
Oh! And the garbage bag bagpipes. This is hilarious. I saw that Instructables thing and I kinda wanna try it, but I already know it’s gonna sound like a dying walrus trying to play “Amazing Grace.” But hey, points for effort, right? Plus, it’s super cheap! And hey, if you’re feeling creative, you might even be able to mod it to sound (a little bit) better.
But then… then you read about the *real* bagpipe reeds. The divas of the instrument world. Apparently, they have opinions. They’ll let you know if they’re not happy. And the Bagpipe Society seem very accepting of this! Like, these reeds are basically tiny, demanding musicians trapped inside a complicated wind instrument. It’s a miracle anyone can actually play the thing.
