Hello Pipers

[John C.]

Hello to everyone from little Rhode Island.
I started my pipe smoking journey back in June. Part of it was due to the current pandemic, and wanting to find a way to relax and destress. The other part was a candle called warm tobacco, which reminded me of my Italian immigrant grandfather. He had a greenhouse he made from old storm windows, and he would go in there and either start his seeds in the spring or stock away seeds from his fall harvest. All the while he was puffing on his pipe with from what I recall was a pouch of Half and Half. The candle aroma would just take me back to that greenhouse. Well six months in and I can say the hobby in whole is just fascinating, from the variety of pipes, the tobaccos, and the people. Happy to have found this forum.

 

[tschiraldi]

Welcome from.another descendant of Italian immigrants! Your story took me back!

 

[John C.]

Welcome from.another descendant of Italian immigrants! Your story took me back!

Thank you.

 

[J.GANDY]

Welcome to the forum from Savannah,Georgia! Glad to have ya!

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome!!!

 

[mso489]

Welcome aboard. I love the sound of that greenhouse made of storm windows. Cool. Supposedly I'm a sixth generation descendent of Roger Williams, not the pianist, but the founder of Rhode Island. Fascinating guy. He kept charming Britain for land and making trouble in the colonies. He took up for the indigenous population too, when they were often referred to as "the savages." Not all nice, but certainly an independent voice.

 

[John C.]

Welcome to the forum from Savannah,Georgia! Glad to have ya!

Thank you. A historic Rhode Islander, Nathaniel Greene is buried in Savannah at Johnson Square.

 

[Apipeinthewoods]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Welcome to the forums and best greets from Finland-EU

 

[Infantry23]

Welcome from MD!

 

[bullet08]

We are, for most part, pipe smokers as you indicated in the body of the post. A piper is someone who has played a set of bagpipes for at least 7 yrs. Welcome to the forum

 

[bnichols23]

Hello from SC. Glad to have you with us!

Bill

 

[bnichols23]

[QUOTE="bullet08, post: 36245239, member: 19082"
played a set of bagpipes for at least 7 yrs. Welcome to the forum
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I thought it took at least 10 to do it half-decent! ?

 

[bullet08]

[QUOTE="bullet08, post: 36245239, member: 19082"
played a set of bagpipes for at least 7 yrs. Welcome to the forum

I thought it took at least 10 to do it half-decent! ?
[/QUOTE]
It only takes 6 months to a year to learn. Problem is you have to squeeze the bag, blow into the bag, keep constant pressure of the bag, don't over blow into the bag, remember the music, control your fingers, and march around. And keep 4 reeds and the entire set up in condition to be played. Playing the music is the easy part x)

 

[bnichols23]

I thought it took at least 10 to do it half-decent! ?

It only takes 6 months to a year to learn. Problem is you have to squeeze the bag, blow into the bag, keep constant pressure of the bag, don't over blow into the bag, remember the music, control your fingers, and march around. And keep 4 reeds and the entire set up in condition to be played. Playing the music is the easy part x)
[/QUOTE]
I think that's why they built the drone in, so you remember to keep squeezing!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from the Central Coast of California!



You can put your location in your Profile—(please!—because people will forget!) That will save questions in the future as to where you live when you later mention local stores, weather, tobacco prices, availability, regulations, location of photos, wildfires, air quality, etc., etc..
Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down. Whatever you're comfortable with- town, city, county, state. Just country if you must.

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Welcome from Scotland ??????? My maternal great grandfather was from Barga in Tuscany.
Great bunch o folk on here ?
Ettrick puffer

 

[edger]

It only takes 6 months to a year to learn. Problem is you have to squeeze the bag, blow into the bag, keep constant pressure of the bag, don't over blow into the bag, remember the music, control your fingers, and march around. And keep 4 reeds and the entire set up in condition to be played. Playing the music is the easy part x)

I think that's why they built the drone in, so you remember to keep squeezing!
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All while wearing a kilt and dragging your exposed nuts thru the gorse.

 

[bnichols23]

I think that's why they built the drone in, so you remember to keep squeezing!

All while wearing a kilt and dragging your exposed nuts thru the gorse.
[/QUOTE]
The "ladies from hell," they say! ?

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina