On 23 Mar 2011, inky-adrian wrote:
yes, it's in the Bowes museum. A bagpipe, part Northumberland-all keyed and
part Union.
There was a short article about it in an NPS mag many years ago (late 80s? - I
haven't time to check)
Off the top of my head, I think the conclusion was
I haven't seen the Bowes Museum pipes either. I've never been to the museum
even though I've driven through Barnard Castle at least a hundred times, but
always on the way to or from Durham or Newcastle - no time to stop or well
outside museum opening hours. However, I think it's very well worth
Hello All
I've got a drawing from a local (Forest Hall) inventor with an
arrangement of keys operated by the fingers which cover the open holes - at the
same time. He doesn't play, make or own a set so I've no idea why he picked up
on the idea that the NSP Chanter might need modification.
I've a recollection that adding all the keys to woodwind instruments
wasn't just about being able to add extra notes, but because some notes
can fit better with a fully chromatic scale if the holes are all
different sizes, including some that are too big for fingers to cover.
There's an
And given that an instrument's design is (literally) instrumental in
shaping its own repertoire, would it even be at all appropriate to do so?
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 23/03/2011 11:15, Dru Brooke-Taylor wrote:
I've a recollection that adding all the keys to woodwind instruments
wasn't
I suppose the if it ain't broke, don't fix it rule applies but I can well
see the point if, due to a disability, one needed something away from the
norm (anyone invented an electric pump to fill the bag yet, I'm finding
pumping the bellows a hard task these days - lol). Although not a
You want us to recommend a maker? ha, ha, ha.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:02 AM, Gordon Brown gor...@10db.co.uk wrote:
My wife Alison has a Burleigh D set is still looking for an F set so
that she can play along with other pipers - not that there are many in
East Anglia! If anyone has a
Forgive me, but methinks that's a rather unhelpful response to a
reasonable if admittedly diplomatically difficult request, John.
Perhaps people who like their own pipes might answer Gordon off-list?
Richard.
On 23/03/2011 14:35, John Dally wrote:
You want us to recommend a maker? ha, ha,
Thank you for that comment Richard, my own initial thoughts were
somewhat less charitable, along the lines of someone who throws
things, but I usually refrain from responding to that type of message
as I well recognise that internet messages are often made in haste and
lack
I would recommend Uwe Seitz who lives near HeilBrunn in Germany, his set
are A440 F so one can play at concert pitch with a consort/ensemble/ etc
and push a bit for F+
Dave Singleton
On 3/23/2011 3:35 PM, John Dally wrote:
You want us to recommend a maker? ha, ha, ha.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011
I suspect John was being humourous.after all if you ask five pipers
for recommendations on makers you will often get six answers and and an
argument (and thats just among the pipe makers!).
I don't know if Mike Nelson is doing much making these days but he is in
Cambridge and therefore
Sorry. :-( I guess I should have used the emoticon: :-) I forget
that not everyone has as quick a wit as I do. ;-) Otherwise known
as snark, picked up during my many years among thick skinned
Highland pipers. }:-) Oh, I probably just offended someone again.
;-) Ian is much too nice to
Ian Lawther wrote:
I don't know if Mike Nelson is doing much making these days but he is
in Cambridge and therefore local which could be an advantaqe.
Hello all
Mike has just taken delivery of enough bits of Sage pipes to make 6
sets for use at this years' Cambridge Festival
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