What a lovely thought, Philip.
Thanks too for the warnings about possible pitfalls with the flake
shellac method. By and large it works really well but there be problems
if the soldering iron hasn't reached max temp.
Anthony
--- On Sat, 15/1/11, Philip Gruar
Arduous research in dusty attics and archives has revealed, Francis,
that I regret it's not a strathspey, more a sort of rhythmic unravelling.
I couldn't find anything called The Rotting of the Cotton Threads as
such, but this obviously fairly corrupt version called The Rotting of
the Threads,
An arduous piece of research Richard, for which we are all indebted!
Clearly this represents a tradition in its debased and probably final stage.
The bonds holding the whole thing together are finally disintegrating.
It seems quite probable that the decline and fall of the Roman Empire may
There may in fact be a market for pipers' discarded threads in India.
Weve all seen the thick bands of rotting pink threads that North Indian men
wear around their wrists and the fat, lipsticked men with pencil moustaches
so beloved of the South Indian screen.
