Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Jori Chisholm, founder of BagpipeLessons.com and the World Online Piping and Drumming Championships. I’m also the inventor of the Tone Protector. Today, I’m excited to tell you about my new product.

As pipers, we know that we play our best when our pipes sound and feel great. The bagpipes can be a complicated instrument with lots of parts that all need to be set up to work perfectly together in harmony. Your instrument, your reeds, all need to be set up properly and maintained. But the whole instrument also needs to fit you properly.

I remember so clearly how much my piping performance, consistency, and enjoyment improved when I finally found a pipe bag and a blowpipe that were the right size for me. But I was still frustrated with the blowpipe position. It seemed that no matter which type of pipe bag I played, the natural position for the blowpipe wasn’t in the right position for me.

The bagpipes have this unique design feature where the blowpipe is held entirely by your mouth, lips, and teeth. This is unlike any other instrument in the world. For most of us, the blowpipe wants to pop out or pull or push into a position that is not the position that’s perfect for us. Most pipers deal with this by clamping down on the blowpipe with their teeth. This can cause soreness, strain, and pain, and even chipped teeth. I talked to one top piper who told me he goes to the dentist every year to repair chips on his front teeth caused by biting down on the blowpipe. Just look at the blowpipe of most pipers and you’ll see some deep grooves from where they clamp down to hold that blowpipe in the right position when they’re playing.

With this in mind, I started experimenting with different prototypes and I came up with a product that I’m excited to tell you about today. It’s called the Perfect Angle Blowpipe Positioner. It lets you find and adjust the position of your blowpipe so that it’s always at the perfect angle and position for the best ergonomics, comfort, posture, and stamina. It helps you fit your pipes to you more perfectly for increased practice time, greater lip strength, and reduced aches and pains in your mouth, teeth, jaw, and neck.

The Perfect Angle Blowpipe Positioner attaches securely to your bagpipes on the blowpipe stock, the base drone stock, and the tenor drone stock. These three attachment points let you make fine adjustments to find the perfect angle of the blowpipes towards you, and also from side to side. Once you’ve found the perfect position, you’re all set and ready to play.

The Perfect Angle Blowpipe Positioner is flexible and allows you to move naturally when you play, and the blowpipe always returns to the perfect position. The sleek, low-profile design conceals the positioner when you’re playing. If you put it underneath your bag cover, it’s totally invisible. It works with all sizes, brands, and types of pipe bags. There’s no need to re-tie your blowpipe stock, and you can maintain that traditional, classic look by using the blowpipe that came with your pipes.

It’s made from high quality durable professional materials.  Also included as a bonus are two extra thick, extra durable black rubber mouthpiece protectors for extra comfort. I’m confident that pipers of every age and level will enjoy the benefits of the Perfect Angle Blowpipe Positioner.

With improved comfort, better posture, increased stamina, reduced aches and pains, and greater consistency and confidence, you won’t want to go back to playing without it.

Thanks.