Hello Richard,
Many NSP bags can be slightly rectangular in aspect and the 'corner' near the
blowpipe has the potential to annoy some players. If you find that
experimentation in managing the bag differently does not help, a good solution
would be to order a bag with the profile of that edge
What a fascinating thread!
The problem I see with an inverted bag is getting the chanter stock
airtight in what amounts to a ridgy hole. It's bad enough with a nice
soft bag with the seam on the outside and the usual leather wedges.
I hate to admit it but the slightly deeper,
On 27 Jan 2010, at 08:46, Anthony Robb wrote:
The problem I see with an inverted bag is getting the chanter stock
airtight in what amounts to a ridgy hole.
Hi Anthony,
Yes, that's right. However, the seal is made effective by gouging a very
substantial groove in the stock, into which the
Thanks Francis - lovely stuff - it brightened a very grey morning!!
Anthony
--- On Wed, 27/1/10, Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com wrote:
From: Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com
Subject: [NSP] Re: bag shape
To: Anthony Robb anth...@robbpipes.com
Cc: Nsplist
Thanks greatly to one and all for these - great food for thought here.
I'm interested that everyone's addressed the matter of how to make the
existing bag shape comfortable, but no-one has offered experience of the
tear-drop shape - are they very rare, or just deeply heretical?
Meanwhile I
.and isn't the language fascinating in its own right. To blether on in my
experience is to talk at length/nonsense, such as you might expect from a
wind-bag
I'd presumed it came from the same root as bladder, but Chambers just goes
back to Old Norse blathra - talk foolishly, which is
I think bellows blowpipe length is an are well worth looking at. In three
years playing I haven't actually owned a set of pipes (although I am now
close to a purchase) but have relied on the kindness of others who have lent
me sets. Because they were borrowed I felt unable to adjust the pipes
On 27 Jan 2010, at 10:55, tim rolls BT wrote:
Although I have observed the necessary shape for a gentleman piper, and I am
working towards it, I would still not yet say that I require a massively long
blowpipe.
Rather sad that I find myself quoting my earlier mail (Power of Positive
On 27 Jan 2010, at 11:04, Julia Say wrote:
I wonder when and why this older and better method was discontinued.
I don't know for definite, but I wonder if it has to do with professional
saddlers,
and the introduction of machinery.
That's a very good observation.
Are there any later
Barry wrote:
When playing, my bag rests in the crook of my elbow and 2/3 to 3/4 of
my forearm is not in contact with the bag.
I do agree that the forearm shouldn't be used as the main pressure
source on the bag. Get it well oxtered and the upper arm will apply
most of the
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330397100950
Someone's about to be had - big style. With 2 days to go, this could double,
things
often do on ebay.
I haven't seen the set, nor have I any connection with seller or potential
buyers
(AFAIK)
However just from the photos, the
It's a version of the Dunn set, drawn as Plate 6 in Cox Bryan 1975.
Looks like a very good amateur attempt to me, but the seller is honest enough
to say:
[they] will need some work setting them up so please do not bid if you can
not do this work
It would be a reasonable project to get
Hi Richard,
Other slight annoyances occuring when messing with bags/neck is
resonance or a change in the resistance to airflow.
Some bag/neck shapes give rise to top A and top B sounding flat at which
point the unsuspecting will start chopping or scraping reeds - BEWARE
Dave Singleton
Hi all
I've just returned from teaching beginner smallpipes and Irish pipes at
Glasgows Celtic connections festival.
Whilst I am a big fan of the Tear drop bag for my own pipes, all my teaching
pipes are on Dagg style sausage bags.
For whatever reason these are easier to casually fit to more
On 27 Jan 2010, Francis Wood wrote:
It would be a reasonable project to get going, though not if the price rises
much.
I totally agree. As it stands, it's a project for a wannabe fettler to practise
on.
Having watched ebay things a lot over the past year, though, I was concerned
that
Hi again
Whilst pondering if the old style stitching could be related to
the production of wineskins, and tanning skins as a stitched up bag I found
the following vid, how to make a wineskin.
www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-wineskin
It shows it being stitched apparently wet and turned
Just out of interest, I have Reid D chanter, full working order, and
a W.A. Cocks, Ryton, bellows. Neither for sale, but if you're in the
Hexham area you're very welcome to come and see them - coffee provided.
Marianne.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:31:42 +
To:
This thread is great - thanks again all.
Resonance affected by neck shape, air flow etc - forgive my ignorance
but does the presence of a bit of foam in the top of the split stock,
put there I assume to prevent either seasoning escaping into chanter or
loose reed escaping into bag, not affect
I always understood the point of the open-cell foam in the neck is to
remove the neck resonance problem referred to earlier. The frequency of
this resonance depends critically on the shape - if you model the bag
as a big cavity with a narrow tubular neck,like a bottle, the formula
And what's more interesting is that in Old Norse, the word blathra
not only means blather but also bladder, which takes us right back
to pipe bags!!
Alec
In a message dated 1/27/2010 2:27:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
tim.ro...@btconnect.com writes:
..and isn't the
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