fiddle? easiest instrument to learn??????

No instrument is easy to learn. They all have their problems.

Some instruments are easier to get started on than others, but those that seem superficially easy often present problems later if you want to play them well.

That's the point I was making about the tabor pipe. It actually takes a lot of breath control to get the notes because you are having to overblow not just once like most woodwind instruments but three or four times and each time you overblow you get a smaller jump. Which means fingering tends to change as well.

Add to that the need to co-ordinate your playing with the tabor, then you certainly need quite a lot of practice before you are fit to venture out into the world.

BTW, Generation make a three hole pipe in D which uses the same tubing as their D whistle and the price is about the same as a D Whistle. Susato have them in D, C and Bb, so it is possible to try a three hole pipe out quite cheaply. For the tabor, I bought a cheap drum from a shop specialising in kids early learning stuff. It was not right, but it served for trial purposes. The Early Music shop in Bradford sell proper tabors in various sizes, but they are not cheap.