LOL! You know...my brothers seemed to pick EVERY instrument that was most annoying in a beginner's hands. One plays bagpipes, another played trombone (think cow in labor) and trumpet, and several siblings play violin. It's a wonder we all survived to adulthood! ;-)
What? No Drums? We had the trombone, drums, flute (my whimpy little sister), melaphone, trumpet, piano, organ and xylophone. Nothing really went together, but we sure made a lot of noise--and there were only three of us! Where is your brother from that plays the bagpipes? It seems that the piping world is quite small and most know each other.