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"

Click here to see a video of jim hartman performing with the emerald society at the chandler center for the arts

Piping Credentials

• 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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​for Bagpiping

Tempe Police Pipe Band performing at the East Valley Marine Corps League Ball

I Use the Following Instruments

• 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)