I have to defend our own Dr. Sound who plays pan pipes which he has been making with bamboo, for many years. Barry's pipes are carefully tuned, he plays extremely well, and his presentation is effective and non-intrusive.

He has been playing wind instruments (flutes, trumpet) since he as a small boy and he can play anything he hears on a silver flute almost instantly.

He makes pipes in any key you like and he changes keys whenever he has to for a pipe song. He also makes wonderful digeridoos and his circular breathing is very fine.

His philopsohy and approach to teaching children's music is revolutionary and very supportive of creativity. There is no finer pan pipe player, in my NOT SO HUMBLE opinion. hg