Getting started?

[Higgins]

Hi I have always wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes and I finally have some spare funds to spend toward the process. I've been looking around and I see all these different practice sets and sets and realized I really have no idea what I should be doing. I plan on teaching myself mostly with the help of the internet and maybe some other guides. What should I be looking to buy first? Is buying a set of pipes first a terrible idea?

[blksheep]

Hope I'm not too late, but yes its a bad idea. You need to buy a practice chanter first. I'd also suggest buying the green book College of Piping, voume 1. Teaching yourself certainly can be done, but I'd also suggest finding a teacher.