The Style Guy: sartorial suggestions for your situation

Hi SG,

I’m seeing coloured practice chanters hit the market, cool with the kids. Do you think bands and solo pipers should start playing pipe chanters in colours other than black?

Signed,

Bob Johnstone

Yes. Yes, I do. Why not? There’s hardly a band today playing wood chanters, and Delrin can pretty much be coloured any way you like, so the first band to come out with matched chanters tastefully coloured to go with their uniform will make a cool statement. After all, just look at drums. Bands change their drum shell colours and designs all the time. The top bands that are sponsored by drum companies appear to be encouraged to get creative with their shells, as that hastens change in design trends. And no drum section wants to look dated, do they?