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            AZGaitero  ​           

                   AKA - The Tempe Bagpiper
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​Amazing Grace and Scotland the Brave
Welcome to the AZGaitero (aka The Tempe Bagpiper) website!
Jim Hartman - Principal
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Jim Thomson of Flagstaff
on the Great Highland
​BagPipes
Gaitero - Spanish for Bagpiper
​AZGaitero - my personal brand
I play the Great Highland bagpipes (Scottish and Irish) , the Scottish small pipes and the Spanish Gaitas
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Jim Hartman and
the pipe cats playing
​"hymn to her"
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Piping Credentials

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  • Pipe Major - Tempe Police Pipe Band - 2004 to present​
  • Pipe Sergeant - Arizona Emerald Society Pipes and Drums - 2014 to present
  • Grade 3 competitor (numerous competition medals)
  • Graduate- Jim Thomson United States School of Bagpiping
  • National Progression Award in Scottish Bagpipes (level 6) - Scottish Qualifications Authority
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Tempe Police Pipe Band performing at the East Valley Marine Corps League Ball

I Use the Following Instruments

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  • Booth Bagpipes - made 1998, McCallum Chanter, Canmore bag, EZ-Drone Drone Reeds, Gilmour Chanter Reeds
  • Sinclair Bagpipes - Made 1950, Naill Chanter, Banatine Bag, Balance-Tone Drone reeds, Gilmour Chanter Reeds
  • McCallum - bellows blown small pipes (key of A)
  • Spanish Gaitas - Tununtunumba (key of C)
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