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Expert Profile: Arash Ebrahimi

Expertise: I can answer general questions about the Great Highland Bagpipe and the Spanish Gaita, how to go about learning to play the pipes, basic pipe maintanence and can point you in the right direction to almost any question you can think of. My main interest is piping influence in rock and roll and alternative music.

Experience in the area
I have been playing the Great Highland Bagpipe for almost 3 years and have recently starting learning to play the Gaita. I am a member of a Northern California pipe band.

Education/Credentials
I have a bacherlor's degree in Psychology and Master's coursework in Social Work. I am currently studying piping music and music theory with a private tutor.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 130
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		13

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/03/08
10	10	10	10	09/26/07
10	10	10	10	07/05/07
10	10	10	10	05/05/07

User Comments

Thanks so much for the help. I'll look into those site you recommended. All the best, ~Nate
(Nate on 09/03/08)

Arash told me what I wanted to know, and pointed me at a few good resources that led to more!
(TubaSoldier on 09/26/07)

I am amazed with the thoroughness and obvious expertise of this response. All of your information will certainly get me off to a good start. You may
(J.R. on 07/05/07)

you were exactly right - all three reeds had fallen into the bag when i put the drones back on. I cleaned them up and they seem to work okay now. I
(Chris on 05/05/07)

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Recent Answers from Arash Ebrahimi

2008-09-01 modern pitches for GHB: Hey Nate, There seems to be a definite trend in in changing chanter pitch for competitions. To those with highly trained ears, this trend is somewhat annoying and bothersome. Lucky for me, I barely...

2008-03-10 drone questions: Hi Ben, Interesting question, and I would like to say upfront that I may not have an answer for you. I can tell you that many bagpipers will adjust the tuning of the drones while they are performing...

2007-09-25 Getting Started: I trust tartan thistle, so your chanter should be fine :) Oboe reeds will for sure not work in the practice chanter. I'm not sure about whether or not they would work in a set of pipes. I did a Google...

2007-09-25 Getting Started: Here is a picture of a rosewood chanter: http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/4125VWETJ8L._SS500_.jpg If it is lighter than that, you should be okay. You can always buy a new chanter if you are...

2007-09-21 Getting Started: Howdy TubaSoldier, Great questions. It's always great to hear that someone is interested in the bagpipes. I'll start with your second question, which is the easiest to answer. The definitive beginning...