Suggestions on online bagpipe forums for home-made seasoning ... which is a cylinder of wood split into two pieces for tuning purposes. The piper moves the reed when playing to adjust the tuning.

Before bagpipe rehearsal came the earplugs. Mike Breidenbach, director of piping at Macalester College, proffered a pair with a grin before pipe band practice Wednesday night. Gather enough bagpipes ...