I note that our latest copy of the New Internationalist has a cover
story tag for "The Rise of the Killer Drones".
Is this an aspect of piping we should be discussing?
Richard.
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I'm trying to make myself some elder drone reeds, partly through
curiosity to see what they sound like, partly because while post-flu
clumsy I sadly destroyed my existing small d one recently.
I know it's a skill, I know I'll probably get there eventually: others
have done so, and pr
As an aside, my wife found long ago that they go well together as a
sequenced pair with a story to tell, on small harp!
Richard.
On 13/09/2011 17:54, Francis Wood wrote:
The note accompanying the fine tune 'Farewell to Whisky' appearing in the Gow
5th collection states:
"This tune alludes t
Would we get round to organising them, though, Julia?
Happy diverting-from-whatever-you're-supposed-to-be-doing :)
Richard.
On 08/09/2011 11:17, Julia Say wrote:
On 8 Sep 2011, Richard York wrote:
Sorry, how can you tell I have far too much to do today and am seeking
diversi
On 08/09/2011 10:07, christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu wrote:
I used to suffer from dustmites all year round until a suitable treatment was
found.
I wonder when someone will develop the double action bellows - one to
inflate the pipes, another to fit a vacuum cleaner attachment, which if
you
ed a well-paid gig to play
'cowboy' songs. A friend advised her to take the gig, play her own
material, and call them cowboy songs. Of the audience he said "Hell,
they ain't no ethnomusicologists.
Just a thought.
Barry
Richard York wrote:
Please may I thank all those of
Please may I thank all those of you who, both on and off-list, have sent
such a wealth of ideas.
I knew this group was a helpful bunch of people, but have been really
delighted by the quantity of great ideas, and the time you've taken to
put them together.
The service our friend is conducting
Our band is playing for a Harvest Festival in a church in MK later this
month, partly to accompany their hymns, and partly to play a few
seasonally relevant tunes at some point.
Other than the obvious Harvest Home h'pipe and one or two others, I'm
not finding many good tune titles ye
True 'nuff! :)
On 30/06/2011 10:20, christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu wrote:
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Could have done another take?
C
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Yes to both, and the acoustic doesn't help at all.
And a curious choice of drone, which on my headset seemed to be the
subdominant.
I admire anyone, though, who can honestly say they've never played too
fast when confronted with a recording device, and mangled good
intentions, when nervous a
welcome, please.
Richard.
On 21/06/2011 17:00, [1]si...@leveau8.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
I assume all this food based music will be played on a crumpet or a cornetto
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Then there's the Beethoven version- poppopaDOM
Richard.
On 21/06/2011 15:44, Ian Lawther wrote:
Thank you Frances.you had me whistling the Radetzky March while
cooking breakfast.I'm probably stuck with it for the day!
Ian
Francis Wood wrote:
On 21 Jun 2011, at 14:54, Tim Rolls wro
All of which goes to show that it's really, really difficult writing
down on paper the precise quality of something which we hear and/or play
in such a way that other people can do it.
Perhaps Aural Transmission really is the best method.
(waits for someone to produce a dubious double entendre)
Oh the perils of using a short-hand term carelessly!
OK, I shouldn't have called it staccato, I was merely characterising
the general sound difference between piano and plucked keyboard
instruments to make my point, a dangerous and un-scholarly thing to do
:)
And all you say is of
Thanks both - I find that quite reassuring, and agree about the
tendency to the differences betwixt fast and slow ones. Also that tunes
some do want it, some don't, but that there's no hard and fast rule
emerging is pleasing.
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 18/06/2011 11:42, Matt Seat
There are many tunes, especially slip jigs, and quite a few Peacocks,
which as written, end on a note that implies we're about to go back to
the beginning and start again, but isn't really in itself an endi-
...
Many players stop there on the last time through, and don't play the
est-ever remarks about taste:
"Well, you play Bach your way and I'll play him his way".
That was Wanda Landowska. Much quoted in that remark, though it turns out that i
t was playfully said to a dear colleague and longtime friend, the cellist Pablo
Casals.
B! . . . Mooo! . . ..
Hello Francis,
Quite so, but, playing devil's advocate for a minute, (and loving
tradition except where it becomes tribal), does the fact that we can
play staccato and 99% of other pipes can't, mean it's all we should do?
The harpsichord, after all, could only really play staccato or slightly
Sorry, Julia,
Sorry - I got in late yesterday, read a few, but hadn't seen that you'd
already done this one!
Richard.
"The oil of the little known Ont Rhubbledwarterz tree may be suggested.
Richard
By the way, does anyone have any good ideas about the right kind of oil
to us
Yes!
Richard
On 17/06/2011 10:49, Matt Seattle wrote:
Lotsa fun here - Adrian's inspired '6 classes' made me laugh out loud
As for 'tradition', it is a neutral, value-free term, there are good
traditions and bad - human sacrifice was traditionally practised in
some cultures..
Yes!
Richard.
On 17/06/2011 10:49, Matt Seattle wrote:
Lotsa fun here - Adrian's inspired '6 classes' made me laugh out loud
As for 'tradition', it is a neutral, value-free term, there are good
traditions and bad - human sacrifice was traditionally practised in
some cultures..
The oil of the little known Ont Rhubbledwarterz tree may be suggested.
Richard
By the way, does anyone have any good ideas about the right kind of oil to use?
Francis
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Thanks!
Richard
On 29/05/2011 10:20, Tim Rolls wrote:
The members' area password should appear in the next newsletter.
The members area doesn't yet contain a lot of items. but we hope it
will grow. If anyone has any ideas for items for the site, in or out of
the restricted
I haven't seen the www site for a while, so was impressed to note it's
looking a lot better: congratulations - it's a lot of hard work!
Please could the NPS newsletters, which are in the main presumably seen
by members, perhaps have the password printed somewhere in the contacts
list, so that
I love the helpful way that this site has a union flag pointing to its
English translation version.
The descriptive text is still in French, as far as I can see, but
helpful bits like "You are reading the website of..." and the name of
the auction house are given in English.
As are the links to
The only competitive element in some melodeon circles is to be the one
who can play louder, which thankfully is not normally an issue in nsp's!
Hence the expression "Wall to wall melodeons".
But there are more and more superb box players out there, including some
quiet ones.
Love and piece in
Hi,
I've just got back from a week away to find this lot, and would really
like to listen to Alice & Emily's sound.
Sadly when I click on the link the RealPlayer box duly pops up, takes
ages to load, then sits there refusing to do anything.
It's probably something very computer il
Hello all.
I've just enjoyed re-reading Francis Woods' excellent article, "In
Praise of Old Pipes", in the 2010 Vol 31 NPS Journal.
There he refers to the "myth [which] holds that instruments inevitably
deteriorate if they are not used. [...] what really wears them out is
using
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, ha
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 jus
Interesting... would it actually be easier, with all keys and
therefore "all fingers [] available
to hit keys "?
As it is I'm still teaching my fingers when to move to make all the
notes faster, and still letting my thumb & little finger learn which
position is which, but most of the fin
Thank you must hugely to you who were part of the Halsway event this
weekend past -
To Alan for organising, to Andy, Chris, Chris and Francis
(aphabetically speaking) for tutoring; and just as much so to all who
went, and made it such a fantastically nourishing weekend. Yes, the
f
Hello again.
Just before I book a train ticket, please is anyone passing Northampton
on their way to the Halsway pipers' weekend in March, with room for one
more in the car?
My wife's joining the w/e later, having played a harpy gig in Reading,
with our car, so coming back is sort
Thanks all for these responses.
I'm trying in vain to remember the name in a BBC Radio3 programme some
while ago about the Italian composer, just before Gesualdo, who devised
the most amazing system to mean that all intervals were perfectly in
tune, but the instruments, and singers,
I am sure I'm not the only person here who gets different feelings
about different keys. G always feels fairly stable, A is a bit more
exciting, Em is darker than Am , and so on.
When playing an A minor tune I wrote for nsp's on the piano to see what
harmonies it wanted, I was playin
d/
eA GB|e>B g>B e/d/c/B/ c>f|eA GB|e>B g/f/e/d/ eF E>A CC|E>G A>c dd| E>F E>A Cc|e>f g/f/e/d/ eF E>A CC|E>G A>c df g/f/e/d/ emailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of
Richard York
Sent: 16 January 2011 22:54
To: NSP group
Subject: [NSP] Re: Rotting of Th
In fact I'm sure it would have made more sense with the sections in
reverse order. But there you are, that's how I found it.
R.
On 16/01/2011 22:45, Richard York wrote:
Arduous research in dusty attics and archives has revealed, Francis,
that I regret it's not a strathspey,
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 Thread
While we're here, what oil would you recommend for mouth-blown
woodwind instruments, either pipes or recorders, which have no moving
parts but need the wood feeding?
I'm never sure what to use. Almond seems nice on recorders, and hasn't
yet appeared to go rancid, but I'd welcome more advice, pl
Will whoever's taking any NPS etc shop items to the March Halsway
pipers' weekend be including the new Matt Seattle Bewick book, and the
excellently well reviewed Rob Say CD, please?
Looking forward already to a good weekend.
Best wishes,
Richard.
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I also found it really confusing when trying to teach traditional
music in this system to French speaking groups.
Given that tonic solfa allows a movable "doh" (Or should that be "Doh!"?
) it's a very helpful system for singing with, as long as you indeed
don't forget which of the arbitrary nam
Please can John's advice be etched on metal plates, and nailed to all
bodhrans ? ;-) [Cajons too]
Richard, (among whose dearest friends was once a superb bodhran player.
Just a few are out there.)
On 07/01/2011 09:41, christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu wrote:
Nice one John!
c
-Origin
Hi Mike,
You have the right man in Colin Dipper!
A very Rolls Royce of concertina tuners, who 25 years ago rescued my
lovely anglo from a botch job someone else had done, and has looked
after it from time to time ever since.
And on the other hand, you probably already know that unless there's
Na - keep it up! Far better than a boring silence and complacency :)
All this reminds me of a sermon we once heard preached at a massed
Morris event, by Father Kenneth Loveless, the concertina (previously
owned by Wm Kimber) playing Rector.
The essence of it was that Spirit was the most import
We've been at risk of straying onto the "which instrument is best?"
territory here, methinks, but Jim's points are right, to my mind.
And they bring me a few more thoughts which I hope are useful and not
merely pompous!
Some instruments are easier to make an acceptable sound on than
(I've missed a day on this, while I was daft enough to honour a gig in
Hampstead: 1 hr 40 there, 7 hours 20 back. The joys of the soft south!)
You're absolutely right, John.
It is, to adapt an earlier comment, pointless comparing apples and potatoes.
But since we've mentioned it
I was going
I'll think more on what he meant when I have more time!
For expression - I quite agree with you on fiddle tunes.
On the other hand, there are expressive tunes written primarily for
pipes, surely, where they sound superbly best on pipes?
And it is truly hard for anyone to make them work with th
The only fitting response to this seems to me to picture the Charlie
Brown cartoons - the image of Charlie with a sort of horizontal but
wiggly line for his mouth - know the one I mean?
Richard.
On 15/12/2010 12:09, Francis Wood wrote:
On 15 Dec 2010, at 12:05, Gibbons, John wrote:
But Ro
but at least
TV was showing it, if only on BBC4, and it's hopefully a thin end of a
wedge.
OK, back to the washing up.
Salutations.
Richard.
On 11/12/2010 21:18, Richard York wrote:
And a truly smashing hour it was! Cheered up our evening no end, it did.
Stuff like this really is wh
And a truly smashing hour it was! Cheered up our evening no end, it did.
Stuff like this really is what we need now, it was truly inspiring.
The 60's Folk prog which followed was a right trip down nostalgia lane :)
What's happening to TV? - all this, and last night the super programme
by the U
wAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
The link is on google books and is about hornpipes, but may help
towards a part answer to your question, have a look at the book "essays
in musicology ---page 150"
regards
Dave Singleton
On 11/25/2010 6:50 PM, Richard York wrote:
I was l
the disco
guy at the Newcastle Falcons club house had a mic that interferred with
ours! We do some strange venues!!
Cheers
Anthony
Get back to me for further info I can talk mics foe England.
Cheers
Anthony
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wrote:
From: Richa
I was listening recently to a trio playing 17th/18th Cent. divisions on
La Folia on the radio, and was struck afresh by how similar are some of
the things appearing in the nsp variations.
(And yet different.)[Special aside for "Round the Horn" listeners :) ]
Divisions on viols or re
Hello.
Sorry, I'm wandering off the smallpipes topics again, but lots of
people here have fingers in various musical pies and valuable experience.
- and I do plan to be introducing smallpipes into our ceilidh band
soon, so it's not entirely off topic!
Please has anyone experience of the Ac
Thanks, Ian, for this link.
Really useful, especially when it leads to Jakob Nielsen's pages, where
I can feel virtuous about some bits my own site's design and learn that
others need changing quite seriously!
Richard.
<>
When I have had problems like this I often go back and re-read an
Greetings from the rainswept Midlands!
Radio 3's "Words & Music" last night was from the Sage, largely with
NE theme, and three Tickells much in evidence, including some piping,
singing, words, local choir, etc.
[1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vf5cn/Words_and_Music_Free_T
Greetings from the rainswept Midlands!
Radio 3's "Words & Music" last night was from the Sage, largely with
NE theme, and three Tickells much in evidence, including some piping,
singing, words, local choir, etc.
[1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vf5cn/Words_and_Music_Free_T
tune you asked about.
Does it lie as well under the fingers on a hurdy-gurdy as on NSP?
John
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of
Richard York [rich...@lizards.force9.co.uk]
Sent: 04 November 2010 18:42
To: NSP group
Su
Me too!
And while between the day job taking up silly hours, and workmen
knocking the house about, I haven't had time to more than gloss any of
this last part, yes please - go on.
I look forward to getting time, and a lack of thunderous hammering, to
play this material this w/e - on pipes I p
And to complete the circle, there's a recording of both nsp's and
gurdy at http://www.richardhaynesmusicservices.com/page6.htm
I'm not saying it's state-of-the-art playing on either, but it's a very
interesting and rather nice sound combination.
It's only fair to read his comments first: it's t
.. that's a cunning way of reminding me that while I still have your
original yellow Bewick book, I ought to buy the new one too, Matt :-)
I will order one anyway, but do you mean by this you think it's not Lord
Randall either? (Sorry, being thick here - it'll probably be clearer
once I own t
t, of course, unlikely to be taken from life (and we do
all know how accurate newspapers, journals and books are, don't we).
Colin Hill
- Original Message - From: "Richard York"
To: "NSP group"
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 6:13 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Cymbal
of course, unlikely to be taken from life (and we do
all know how accurate newspapers, journals and books are, don't we).
Colin Hill
- Original Message - From: "Richard York"
To: "NSP group"
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 6:13 PM
Subject: [NSP] Re: Cymbal
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 31/10/2010 18:28, Francis Wood wrote:
On 31 Oct 2010, at 16:13, Richard York wrote:
Henry Mayhew in the 1850's interviewed "Old Sarah" a blind Londonstreet
hurdy gurdy player who was taught in the very early years of the 1800's
to play wha
ng them
on London streets.
Thanks all for tolerating this excursion outside the Land Of Smallpipe.
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 31/10/2010 16:38, Anthony Robb wrote:
On 31 Oct Richard York wrote lots including:
Henry Mayhew in the 1850's interviewed "Old Sarah" a blind
John,
I am both in your debt, and hugely impressed at the speed and
thoroughness of your series of replies... you obviously got the
proverbial bit between the teeth!
Fantastic - I like ending up with Marlborough! And what's more it's a
tune I can play on the gurdy when talking ab
I'm hunting tunes. Nowt to do specifically with smallpipes, but at
least one is Scots. And I know there are some mighty experienced tune
historians among you
And I have looked in Farne, Matt!:-)
Henry Mayhew in the 1850's interviewed "Old Sarah" a blind Londonstreet
hurdy gurd
Early hopeful planning request!
I'm going to Halsway next March, and my wife is hoping to join half way
through the w/e, to be in Francis' class.
She's got a wedding gig in Reading on the Saturday, & would come on
from it, though isn't 100% decided about booking yet.
To save driv
Greetings,
I expect to be corrected, but I was told that the story was that
General M deliberately marched his men down slowly so that while he
hadn't overtly changed sides yet, they would arrive, O dear what a pity
chaps, too late to actually be there in time to prevent the Royalist
Ooops - said I was too tired. My wife just produced the book,
Correction!! Gavott ( no "e") and I am sorry, it is the shorter version
where the last phrase doesn't repeat. Sorry again, I was up far too
early.
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 08/10/2010 20:35, Pauline Cato wrote
Subjective indeed... especially when John Clare gives the tune ( I
believe in its non-abridged version, but I'm sorry, I'm too tired to go
& check just now) as a Gavotte by Handel.
:)
Richard.
On 08/10/2010 20:35, Pauline Cato wrote:
It was me who picked this tune for the co
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From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [[2]mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Beha
lf Of Richard York
Sent: 28 September 2010 16:19
To: Greenley, Gordon; NSP group
Subject: [NSP] Re: Tune Information
Kettle Drum is in the 1650 Playford's Dancing Master, for one.
Dunno abou
Kettle Drum is in the 1650 Playford's Dancing Master, for one.
Dunno about its actual origins, but that's a collected and published
source for it.
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 28/09/2010 15:53, Greenley, Gordon wrote:
Does anyone have any information on the origins of the following tunes?
I grovel.
- and of course you're right.
Yours in deep humility,
Richard.
On 08/09/2010 15:26, Julia Say wrote:
On 8 Sep 2010, Gibbons, John wrote:
Probably not a typo.
No, John is correct. Not a typo.
There are quite a few of these scattered through society publications (and
els
It seems mean of me to pick up typos, Julia, 'cos I certianly maek
planty, but I do like the idea of a 4 bar reel.
Perhaps this should be a special class of its own in the said
competitions.
:)
Richard.
On 08/09/2010 11:05, Julia Say wrote:
1. Recently I have been playing th
Looking forward with interest to replies you get, Sheila.
Just to complicate things further, I was thinking yesterday about the
composition class, and what would happen in a piece arranged with other
instruments.
If one entered a tune with a line for a non nsp-instrument - assuming
Just take a sleeping bag and several days' food with you - once in,
it's difficult to leave, as you keep on seeing just one more thing you
Really need to look at...
Richard.
On 24/08/2010 09:09, Edric Ellis wrote:
Hi all,
Apologies if this is common knowledge - couldn't see
nny at mid-afternoon - morn being far too chilly!
Richard.
On 16/08/2010 15:52, Francis Wood wrote:
On 12 Aug 2010, at 09:55, Richard York wrote:
a possible need for a new sub-group within the NPS, the naturist section
Since August is still with us, should we compile a suitable repertoire
On 12/08/2010 11:05, Richard York wrote:
Go on, someone plase suggest tattooing the bag :)
R
On 12/08/2010 11:01, Philip Gruar wrote:
Does this still work if the skin is covered with tattoos?
Philip
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Thanks to all for the wealth of information.
Barry's reply suggests a possible need for a new sub-group within the
NPS, the naturist sectionon second thoughts, I don't even want to
picture it!!
Best wishes,
Richard.
On 11/08/2010 22:09, Barry Say wrote:
<> But why bother w
Greetings.
I'm replacing the cover for my bag, due to replacing the leather bag
with a longer necked one, which would otherwise poke out in an
undignified way.
I've only ever seen velvet used on bag covers so far. Is it just a fine
tradition, or is there some reason why other cloths may be
i
Indeed, more & more interesting.
I still feel it sounds convincingly more Welsh than Scots once you hear
it with appropriate chords, all dark and minor. (Not miner)
Not that I'm at all stubborn :-)
Richard.
On 27/04/2010 20:13, Francis Wood wrote:
On 27 Apr 2010, at 19:50, Julia Say wr
Fair 'nuff!
(I meant "or" not "of Welshness" - but guess you knew that )
On 26/04/2010 18:23, Matt Seattle wrote:
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Richard York
<[1]rich...@lizards.force9.co.uk> wrote:
what about the Scottishness of Welshness o
both Freemasons.
I don't have Andy's CD but if his story is about a mason I suspect it
relates to the Apprentice Pillar in Roslin Chapel - a different
building. The Welsh story - no comment.
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Richard York
<[1]rich...@lizards.force9.co.
Rosslyn/Roslyn/Roslin Castle is a tune I love, and it's in the NPS
books. I'd like to find more about the origin.
The story about the mason, from Andy May on his CD insert, is a great
tale, but of course doesn't explain the tune's beginnings - I sort of
assumed from there it was perhaps a la
AFAIK I hadn't met YMMV, so looked it up on the acronym finder "Your
Market May Vary"?
Incidentally I was then moved to look at what else they had to offer. My
favourite so far is "YMMS" which can apparently be "You make me smile".
How nice.
Or it can mean "You make me sick". So reassur
What a great idea indeed seems to be building momentum. I really
enjoyed watching Andy May's demo at Halsway of making/scraping a reed.
I suspect it's not quite as easy as he made it look :-) but as you
say, it's a skill we all need.
And fiddle tuning - while I was in a music shop s
And beware of the Wrong sort of foam!
For various instrument cases some years ago I got this superb stuff from
a car upholsterer: foam-backed cloth with quite a raised nap - smashing
and quite classy looking
.. for the first 12 - 15 years. After which the foam de-natures and
fills the case,
This is especially true if you have the skill and the right saw to cut
the whole thing in two with a decent straight line which meets up with
itself in all the right places...
Richard.
Paul Gretton wrote:
BTW, anyone thinking of building their own (wooden) case might benefit
from the fo
I have a really useful lightweight case made from the ribbed black
duct/pipe/tube whatever you may call it, about 6 or 7 inch internal
diameter, which I rescued from surplus when they were laying new
electric cables near us some 12 years ago. The nice man said that that
pile was surplus offcuts
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
Haven't tried cyanide, but did "do" Wagner with passionate Wagner-phile
'A' level Music teacher many years ago.
Sorry, Paul, it was as a result of that I got to dislike them... but
hope you enjoy The Ring Cycle!
Best wishes and apologies to all for another OT excursion!
Richard.
And there's also the great mix of Andy May's pipes & Sophie Ball's
fiddle on his Happy Hours CD. Smashing.
(Official Disclaimer: the terms, "Great mix" and "smashing" here
represent expressions of personally held opinions of musical taste, for
which I alone am responsible, and with which othe
Vraiment!!! Merci.
christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu wrote:
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Wow!
And quite apart from an illustration of an interesting bag position,
(which is where we came in), & even more interesting bellows with angled
attitude, I'm impressed by his using the lower 4th finger as the
accompaniment on the harmony half of the double chanter while the rest
of the same
[With apologies - sent this to the NPS list by mistake first]
Which brings me to a question which has long puzzled me: when you have
a pipes bag using an entire goat/sheep/dog/wo'evva, with no seams, just
the holes at the ends of arms and legs and things, how do you get the
animal ou
As I understand it, the shape you get if a cartoonist wants to depict a
drop of water: pointy top smoothly widening to rounded belly shape, and
in my mind, the top is not straight but bends off to the side the
chanter's going to go. Again, like the cartoon drop of water.
If I'm wrong, someone p
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 a
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 sh
I'd welcome comments/advice on nsp bag shape, please.
There's the conventional shape, and now I learn there's the tear-drop shape.
I've been playing other (non Scottish) bagpipes for quite a long time,
with various shaped bags, from medieval/renaissance large tear drop,
held more in front of th
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