Thanks to all who have responded to my question, on- and off-list. The
suggestions, and the pipes-carrying solutions actually used by people here
range from Kingham, whose website is worth a look just for the gallery of
exotic instruments, but whose prices may be a little steep even for the
The best and most ingenious pipes-carrying solution I ever saw was devised and
made by Jon Swayne. This consisted of a neat shoulder bag which unfolded to
become the pipes bag. As I remember, the drones and chanter were removed safely
and easily so they could be contained in the bag when on the
I use a Pelican 1550 case that holds my NSP, Border Pipes, Flute,
assorted whistles and even a few tune books. It is pretty big and bulky
but Pelican cases are literally indestructable.
I used last fall flying from Canada to England and back, had no
hesitation giving it to the
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:30 PM, DEREK LOFTHOUSE
[1]dloftho...@shaw.ca wrote:
There is a Belgian on the HurdyGurdy list, who is in the
military, who
has tried to blow up his Pelican case (empty) with grenades but it
survived intact.
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME !
I also use a Pelican 1550 case for my NSP when I am traveling between Canada
and the UK. As Derek says, it is too big to use as carry-on for Air Canada
but it meets British Airways carry-on dimensions.
- Original Message -
From: DEREK LOFTHOUSE dloftho...@shaw.ca
To: Philip Gruar
There are just too many obvious openings for unkind remarks about why
one would bother to take the Gurdy out before trying the test but as
a gurdy player I'm far too kind to make them. :-)
Richard.
There is a Belgian on the HurdyGurdy list, who is in the military, who
has tried
I do recall, on another piping list, someone mentioning using a length of
(wide) plastic drainpipe with a strap riveted on for carrying purposes (the
ends being made from drainpipe end bits they use to seal off a pipe - the
unused end being stuck with the solvent..
Of course, quite waterproof
GHB will of course need a much bigger pipe,
and *both* ends should be stuck on.
John
-Original Message-
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of
Paul Gretton
Sent: 18 February 2010 16:52
To: 'colin'; 'Dartmouth NPS'
Subject: [NSP] Re: pipe cases
Richard,
If you modify your end plugs so that the outer parts are square, it
will not roll around in the back of your car. Also, if you have any
kind of a carrying strap affixed to it, that to will stop the rolling
effect.
Of course, depending on the slope of the river bank,
On the subject of pelican type cases, i am waiting to see what the
following case is like. I've seen some of the companies other cases and
they're very similar to pelican (100% waterproof, bombproof etc), but
lighter. It seems like it would be the perfect fit for NSP and would
fit
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