Healthy Bagpiping - How to Keep Your Pipebag Clean

Playing the bagpipes is a great way to build up yoursigns to look for are changes in ability to breathe and
lung capacity and is great for the cardiovascularplay, or voice fatigue.
system, but have you ever wondered what you mightNew technology has greatly reduced these issues.
be breathing in?Synthetic pipe bags, synthetic reeds and moisture
Not only is moisture control important for maintaining acontrol systems all help to reduce the amount of
steady & reliable instrument, but it can alsomoisture build up in an effort to keep the pipes clean
prevent the appearance of pathogens. Moisture canand pathogen free. Synthetic bags do not absorb
build up in many areas of the pipes, becoming amoisture like hide bags do and do not require
breeding ground for fungi and bacteria.seasoning, which greatly reduces the opportunity for
Being an organic substance, animal hide bags tend tofungi and bacterial growth. Synthetic drone reeds also
be great breeding grounds for bacteria. Moisture fromreduce moisture build up, unlike cane reeds which can
the piper's mouth and lungs builds up over time insideabsorb moisture. Best of all, moisture control systems
the bag causing bacteria and fungi to grow. Some bagare designed specifically to reduce the amount of
dressings can address this issue, but not completelymoisture inside the bag. They come in a variety of
eliminate it. In fact, some dressings act as culturedesigns from a basic water trap to a desiccant filled
mediums for the bacteria.canister system. Their use will keep your pipes safe to
Pipe bags are not the only issue. Moisture can build upplay.
on the reeds and in the drones. As the piper breathes,Always make sure you keep your pipes clean and dry
they may inhale any spores that have collected in thethem out whenever you get the chance. Happy, and
pipes. This can lead to lung infections and diseases,healthy piping!
pneumonia, even brain diseases. Some early warning