[NSP] Re: NSP spotted on ebay UK

2012-02-15 Thread Adrian

On 15/02/2012 16:23, John Dally wrote:

[1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northumbrian-Smallpipes-/120858672456?pt=UK_
Woodwind_Instrumentshash=item1c23bcfd48



Can anyone identify the maker?



I am not associated with the sale or interested in bidding on them.
Just curious.

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I think it's the late Ron Blake of Alderly Edge, Cheshire.
Adrian




[NSP] Emails I've looked at.

2011-06-23 Thread inky-adrian
   Staccato: Not the space in between, it's the aEUR~pop' that comes out.
   I've learn't somat tonite. Ta.

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[NSP] arrogant

2011-06-17 Thread Inky- Adrian
   I was responding to this post.

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   From: Kyle Eckmann [1]eckmanncustomt...@hotmail.com
   Date: Jun 17, 2011 1:33 PM
   Subject: RE: [NSP] Billy Pigg
   To: [2]inkyadr...@googlemail.com
   Hello everyone,
   I've made several requests over the last year to have my address
   removed from this mailing list. And I'm still on the list.
   I just have to much to keep up with these days to contribute to the
   conversation.
   So here is my contribution.

   Inky,
   You display no joy in your position. You come across as an arrogant ass
   of an old man who doesn't really enjoy the instrument or the music.

   Now, Can I please be removed from this mailing list? :)

   Happy piping!

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:50:22 +0100
To: [3]nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
From: [4]inkyadr...@googlemail.com
Subject: [NSP] Billy Pigg
   
Fortunately, when I was wanting to play the Union pipes, I ended up
   at
DGBs in Longfram. I ended up buying the NSPs. Billy Pigg was the
   piper
I went for because he was sympathetic to Irish music, having been
influenced by Irish musicians and their music, and Scottish music.
Pigg also imitated the various pipes of these countries. He wasn't
interested in tradition. Because of him and various other pipers,
including me, the NSPs have almost become a mixture of playing styles
with the proper technique almost being lost. The NSPs are loosing
   their
roots and loosing their identity because of lazy, so called players,
who don't know how to play or can't do it properly because of their
slow dexterity or their Pigg stupid ideas. I'm saying this because I
care and it takes a Lancastrian to do it. I've taken to the tradition
more than most and those who say the NSPs can be played any-old-how
   are
the ones ruining the pipes. Why don't you take up an easy instrument
   to
play instead of lowering the standard of a fantastic instrument? or
just stop posting on here.
The forum, which I made because it was needed, would not tolerate my
post nor any other postings of this sort becsuse we have one goal:
Traditional NSPs, their history, playing, etc etc.
There is no disagreement with us, we are just progressing and
preserving our NPSs away from those who know little or nothing. So
   keep
on Dartmouth, where you can bitch, argue or whatever. Nothing is
documented or catagorised on here, our forum does this and we are the
Borg-we are the future.
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[NSP] Re: Deaf, dead OR just bemused

2011-06-17 Thread inky-adrian
I did play the NSPs with regulators and won in the other category, not trad. 
NSPing.
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[NSP] Trad.nsp vs Dartmouth

2011-06-16 Thread Inky- Adrian
   The annual smallpipe Bitch and Bite comps. will be in July. There will
   be 6 classes: absolute sloppyness and running-your-notes-in, just damn
   right easy-playing, almost there, nearly normal, can't play like
   that-it's too hard and tight as a cats arsehole.
   Tommy Breckons would be proud of me!
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[NSP] Billy Pigg

2011-06-16 Thread Inky- Adrian
   Fortunately, when I was wanting to play the Union pipes, I ended up at
   DGBs in Longfram. I ended up buying the NSPs. Billy Pigg was the piper
   I went for because he was sympathetic to Irish music, having been
   influenced by Irish musicians and their music,  and Scottish music.
   Pigg also imitated the various pipes of these countries. He wasn't
   interested in tradition. Because of him and various other pipers,
   including me, the NSPs have almost become a mixture of playing styles
   with the proper technique almost being lost. The NSPs are loosing their
   roots and loosing their identity because of lazy, so called players,
   who don't know how to play or can't do it properly because of their
   slow dexterity or their Pigg stupid ideas. I'm saying this because I
   care and it takes a Lancastrian to do it. I've taken to the tradition
   more than most and those who say the NSPs can be played any-old-how are
   the ones ruining the pipes. Why don't you take up an easy instrument to
   play instead of lowering the standard of a fantastic instrument? or
   just stop posting on here.
   The forum, which I made because it was needed, would not tolerate my
   post nor any other postings of this sort becsuse we have one goal:
   Traditional NSPs, their history, playing, etc etc.
   There is no disagreement with us, we are just progressing and
   preserving our NPSs away from those who know little or nothing. So keep
   on Dartmouth, where you can bitch, argue or whatever. Nothing is
   documented or catagorised on here, our forum does this and we are the
   Borg-we are the future.
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[NSP] Proper piping group

2011-05-27 Thread Inky- Adrian
   The new facebook forum The Proper Northumberland small-pipe Players has
   now developed into an array of topics: Traditional reedmaking,
   smallpipe making , traditional developement and  delving into the past
   to see how things might have worked and possibly revamp them for todays
   use. The forum is not for those who have a total dislike of of all
   things traditional, it is for those who have a positive view and a
   general agreement with each other on what the small-pipes are about. We
   are actively recording the tunes and how we think the pipes should be
   sound.  Adrian.
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[NSP] Rules

2011-05-27 Thread Inky- Adrian
   I don't want a definate rule I would just like thr NPS to acknowledge
   that there is a traditional way of playing the small-pipes which is
   detached. If they don' t, then they are saying that the pipes have no
   playing tradition, therefore I'm playing pipes which are a bastard- no
   lineage of how they are played.
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[NSP] new group

2011-05-23 Thread Inky- Adrian
   Hello all,
   A new Facebook group The Proper Northumberland Small-pipe Players has
   been founded. Anyone can join if they have a passion for the correct
   method of playing the pipes - detached fingering -  as opposed to the
   commercial and wrong way - running. the notes in together, sloppyness
   and choyting.
   Adrian
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[NSP] whatever

2011-05-21 Thread inky-adrian
   Hello all,
   to play so many notes with the thumb? What sort of instrument is this.
   First it was holes, fingered, then a Top A key? Then more key's,7. Then
   more key's,17. Whatever!
   We now have some-one playing 60-odd key's in 78 note's? Correct me if
   I'm wrong.
   This is very strange.
   The correct playing method will die and people, like you Anthony , will
   make money.
   I'm not influenced by money.
   I do promote the correct way of playing the Northumberland Small-pipes,
   as does Mr Ormston; for free!
   I hope the Northumberland small-pipes would die, as Tom Breckon's
   agreed with me, it should.
   your's
   Fingerless
   Adrian


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[NSP] Re: Alice Burn - hear Emily play

2011-05-20 Thread inky-adrian
   This is not Northumberland Smallpipe-playing. The player choytes. The
   player slides into notes too. Staccato rules!

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[NSP] Key of C

2011-05-05 Thread inky-adrian
   Hello all,
   the hornet's nest is being stirred here!
   the problem is that the best keying arrangement for any one key will be
   compromised due to the arpeggios and runs in the different key
   signatures. Also, the keying arrangement would be different if the tune
   has arpeggios and no runs or vice-versa in just one key! Basically, in
   the keys of G and D, on standard 7 key chanter, there are two
   compromise: the low F'# key and D key, two uses of the right thumb,
   also, the top G to B key where one has to replace the left thumb on G
   to play the top B key or vice-versa.
   More to come later, it's late.
   Adrian

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[NSP] Re: Doubleday

2010-12-19 Thread inky-adrian


Hello all
this instrument does not lack ability, it lacks players who can't play in 
the correct method; not many can do that. Expression is emphasised in 
precision. I'm not here to delineate. There is no more expression in those 
who can play the detached method with feeling.




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[NSP] [NSP]

2010-06-07 Thread inky-adrian
   Hello all,

   regarding Alnwick piper's website:

   Hosting for this domain is not configured or the domain is not
   registered.

   Inky-Adrian

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[NSP] Re: Gaelic Pronunciation

2010-02-04 Thread inky adrian



Billy got it wrong.
Slieve na whatever is not what Billy played, unless there is another tune 
with same title.

But that title, I've always pronounced it sleeve na mon.
see http://www.irishpage.com/songs/slevmoan.htm
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[NSP] [nsp]

2010-01-29 Thread inky adrian
   Yes, I like this forum, until it's disturbed by ' The Child'  having a
   tantrum.

   Inky-Adrian

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[NSP] test

2010-01-29 Thread inky adrian


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[NSP] NSP

2010-01-12 Thread inky adrian
   I don't use anything for my pads, nor do I clean my chanter between 1
   year or more.

   Inky-Adrian

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[NSP] Re: Presidency Latest

2009-05-28 Thread Adrian

Dear Anthony,
I do not wish for my name to be mentioned on any letter to the NSP 
committee.

Thanks.
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[NSP] Re: Presidency Latest

2009-05-28 Thread Adrian
   i?

   Hello Anthony,

   what has Colin Ross done for the NSPS?

   Adrian

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[NSP] Re: smallpipes

2009-05-27 Thread Adrian

No she can't ; she didn't in the early days nor can she now.
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[NSP] Re: What oil to use?

2009-05-26 Thread Adrian
I don't use oil. I like it dry; no seeping of moisture where it can travel 
down the bore and spread it's oily film of corruption and interfere with 
other parts, where it can't get on to ones tight detatched fingers, making 
them slack and letting the chanter slip away from beneath.
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[NSP] smallpipes

2009-05-26 Thread Adrian
   I have read and contbulalated-(is this a word?) Irish.English and
   Scotttish.What are the Northumberland bagpipes;what are they? Are they
   distinct from other bagpipes?  Yes, the chanter the end is blocked up.

   Adian



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[NSP] NSP

2009-05-25 Thread Adrian
Where is the NSPS going? What do the NSPS want? Who is the NSPS? What are 
Northumberland -small-pipes. What is tradition?  What is the  Bellingham 
Show 
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[NSP] NPS

2009-05-24 Thread Adrian
   Things seem to be coming out into the open and it's about time. It has
   been dominated too long with one man. Due to this, the society has done
   little to promote or encourage the small-pipes; although some tune
   books have been published, the last one just a re-hash of the others.
   What happenned to the non NSP piping course in the North East, it
   didn't run. Why?-because a member of the committee condemned it, I
   wonder who that was?? It has ignored the concerns of prominant piper's
   and failed to promote proper piping-play the pipes any old-how - good
   for the pipe makers - not good for the tradition. The last record of
   piping, yes a vinyl record, was published in 1988. Why do I say the
   last one, dare I say the only one? I get potential pipers with hire
   sets, all of the sets were out of tune and in need of maintenance. The
   society has come to a grinding halt. The committee needs to think 
   where is it going, what are we here for  and not to let it be run with
   the thoughts of one person.
   Adrian

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[NSP] President

2009-05-23 Thread adrian

Anthony,
though I've said that I'm in favour of Colin being proposed as  
President, there are facts that have come to my attention which have  
not been disclosed on this forum, which have disquaded me from voting.  
I think you are rollerballing the proposal of President without giving  
people time to get the facts, which may disuade/not disquade others  
from voting. By doing this is, It is fast-tracking the proposal and  
sweeping away underlying problems re: Ann sessoms post and other  
problems/potential problems that have/will happen. Please take me off  
the list, I do not want to vote.

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[NSP] Re: NPS President

2009-05-23 Thread Adrian
   I think it's time for the NPS to stop this childish sucking-up to
   Patrons and Presidents. There is no need for our Patron at all. I've
   not seen or heard anything that he has done for the cause of our
   society except give our society some false illusion of Grandeur,
   Nobility and Eliteism and cast an erroneous cloud of what the
   Northumberland Smallpipes are about. The Patron has not supported our
   society as within dictionary terms for the word Patron So what's he
   there for?

   As for a President, there is no need for one, the Chairman can do that
   job. If one says that the President most be impartial, then the
   Chairman should be too when sitting in committee. The Chairman is not
   there to dictate, he there to precide. I believe the title Honarary
   President could be given to achievements made within the society as a
   gesture of thanks but he/she would have no powers whatsoever.

   Adrian

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[NSP] flawed

2009-05-23 Thread adrian
From what I've been told about about the AGM 2 years ago, where a  
certain person bursted out in rage and condemned Burleigh's  pipes,  
why wasn't this minuted?
If I can't trust the committee, then I can see no future with the NSP  
and me.

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER as I feel very strong about it.
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[NSP] detatched/closed method

2008-09-20 Thread Adrian
   I think I've just wasted nearly 30 years of playing and entering
   competitions. All of the judges, to my knowledge, judged my playing on
   the closed method as well as other things. Even Forster Charlton
   metioned to me that I ran my notes together, many years ago, so he was
   a believer in the closed method. It seems to me that the true sound of
   the pipes will be lost because people wont spend the time to
   play closed fingering and the associated tunes with variations. Playing
   a succesion of detached notes is a wonderful sound, when playing the
   variations to a tune; they become something hypnotic, almost dronal.

   I should have taked up the Irish pipes!

   Adrian

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[NSP] NHMS

2008-06-15 Thread Adrian
Dear all, 
2 days ago I received a package from the Northumbrian Musical Heritage Society 
which contained letters of correspondence and varous tutorials in playing and 
making the smallpipes. Also a medallion was included.
My name appears on some of the letters.
I have nothing to do with the NMHS, I am not a member and nor do I wish to 
become one. I do not wish to correspond with LR or become part of anything to 
do with him. I have not given permission for my name to me used in fulfilling 
any position, title or used in documents within the NMHS. Nor am I a Grand 
Master.
Regards
Adrian D Schofield
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