Building a set

A complete or 'full set' can be built up in stages.

Beginners may start with a 'practice set' consisting of a pair of bellows, a bag and a chanter.

To this 'practice set' a mainstock with drones can be added, converting it into a 'half-set.'

The tenor, baritone and bass drones are tuned into three octaves to the bottom notes of the chanter. They can be switched on and off with a switch on the mainstock.

Later the tenor and baritone regulators can be added, making this 'half-set' into a 'three-quarter-set.'

Finally, the addition of a bass regulator turns it into a complete 'full-set.'

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