I am in equal parts fascinated and appalled.

Part of me wants to race into the shed and make a set, but I’m also aware of another part that would throw rocks at anyone who tried playing this anywhere near me.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-Smallpipes-for-a-few-bucks-Membra/?ALLSTEPS

This is what you get when you put real bagpipes in the hands of people who know what to do with them.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnqSgn1OgLE (You can stop after about 3 minutes)

At the 2012 Edinburgh Tattoo the massed pipes performed the best version of Highland Cathedral I have ever heard, unfortunately the best I could find was this a slightly dodgy recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9Fq3RneWk

If it doesn’t send tingles up your spine then you don’t have a pulse.