I was hoping for something a bit more authentic. I know it says ''toy'' but I was so hoping the drones would be playable as well. The reed must be inserted to get any sound after filling the bag, and I didn't see the reed at first, hiding in the bottom of the packaging, so was disappointed for a few minutes when I could get no sounds. Then I found the reed. It brought little satisfaction though, as it had to be inserted at a weird angle and I feel that affects the sound a lot.The checkered bag fabric is cheaply woven and unravels a little too easily. I guess if you wanted a bagpipe for a cute display item, this would be absolutely perfect, but don't buy this thinking you are going to learn to play any kind of real bagpipes. Me Scottish dah would roll over in his grave to see me blowin' on this atrocity. The squeal it produces is akin to the screams of the damned souls in the afterlife. Kind of terrifying. Might be useful if you want to record a Halloween scary audio tape.The instruction pamphlet is useless. Who actually writes these instructions anyways? Illiterate cave trolls? And why do you print instructions in grey ink, in the tiniest font you can possibly choose, on the brightest white shiny paper that reflects light so that even with my reading glasses and a magnifying glass...I still can't read them?!??