I'm delighted at the possibility of another nsp player that will be closer to Texas than most! I remember in Audubon's memoirs that he speaks of meeting Thomas Bewick, as Frances mentions, and he comments that Bewick had the widest-spaced eyes he had ever seen on anyone. It made me wonder if that made a difference to Bewick's focal depth and whether it might have had a (good) effect on his ability to draw. Prolly not! Honor Hill
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Reid Bishop Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 4:26 PM To: Francis Wood Cc: Ian Lawther; NSP group Subject: [NSP] Re: My little tune sponge.... What a wonderful piece of information. I just purchased an old biography of John James himself. I need to find the time to read it. I have read a newer biography but it wasn't as informative about his travels. It isn't going to take much I am afraid to tip me toward nsp's but I am just very intimidated. I am going to try and rent a set from John Leistman if possible. Reid On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Francis Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Reid, > > Well this sounds like a very finely balanced decision which might > not take much to tip it in one direction or the other! > > So taking a clue from your address, it's known that Audubon visited > Thomas Bewick and listened with great pleasure to his son Robert > playing Northumberland small-pipes. > > Hardly a practical reason for choosing . . . but interesting, I hope. > > Francis > On 13 Nov 2010, at 20:42, Reid Bishop wrote: > >> Hideeho, >> >> I am new to the nsp list serve. I play fiddle and a few other >> stringed instruments in various Celtic trad styles. My love of >> Celtic music began when I was 12 listening to Scottish pipers. I >> am turning 40 this month and have decided at long last that I want >> to pipe! I play routinely with my family who are also trad players >> so I need something to play tunes on that context at least >> occassionally. I am growing in fascination with the NSP. How >> should I start? Better should I start given that I am now >> officially over the hill and have never played any kind of a wind >> instrument. Are Scottish smallpipes more appropriate. I am handy >> with fixing and maintaining instruments. Help! >> >> Cheers >> >> Reid >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> G. Reid Bishop, Ph.D. >> Director >> Mississippi River Field Institute >> National Audubon Society >> 1208 Washington St. >> Vicksburg, MS 39183 >> >> Office: (601)-661-6189 >> Mobile: (601)-214-5261 >> Email: [email protected] >> Web: mri.audubon.org >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Ian Lawther <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> My youngest daughter (10) has always been a little bit of a tune >>> sponge though she has refused to join the school choir (much to >>> the teachers disappointment) and only recently took up an >>> instrument (flute). Last night she was whistling something from >>> Holst's The Planets which she picked up somewhere but right now >>> she is sitting playing with Lego and whistling Morpeth >>> Rant....which I happened to be practicing on the melodeon about >>> half and hour ago. She does it better than I was doing. >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> > > >
