[NSP] Re: Trad.nsp vs Dartmouth

2011-06-16 Thread Rick Damon
now before I anger too many friends! best wishes, Rick Damon On Jun 16, 2011, at 2:50 PM, John Dally wrote: I don't understand the rift between the proper pipers and the NPS. Don't they owe much of their fame to winning and judging competitions there? Doesn't the NPS publish and sell

[NSP] Re: E major tune

2011-05-17 Thread Rick Damon
/lute-admin/index.html Rick Damon richard.a.damon@dartmouth.edu A computer without Windows is like a chocolate chip cookie without ketchup.

[NSP] Re: E major tune

2011-05-17 Thread Rick Damon
. Anthony --- On Tue, 17/5/11, Rick Damon richard.a.damon@dartmouth.edu wrote: From: Rick Damon richard.a.damon@dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [NSP] Re: E major tune To: Anthony Robb anth...@robbpipes.com Cc: Dartmouth NPS nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Tuesday, 17 May, 2011, 15:21 Anthony

[NSP] Re: Cocks Bryan Book for sale

2011-05-13 Thread Rick Damon
Rick Damon richard.a.damon@dartmouth.edu A computer without Windows is like a chocolate chip cookie without ketchup.

[NSP] Re: re-conditioning ... (dangers of brass tarnish?)

2011-01-14 Thread Rick Damon
My SSP set is gold-plated (no keys) and looks as good as new 15 years on now. My NSP (only a few years old) is silver-plated and also looks as good as new. But the gold really stands out, so if you can afford the extra cost, it's really worthwhile! --Rick On Jan 14, 2011, at 5:29 PM, Julia

[NSP] Re: a key question for NSPipers

2010-12-14 Thread Rick Damon
Great question, John. I'm sure there are people who get the extra keys because the look cool, but I'd hope that you'd not get the bigger chanter until you needed it. By that I mean that you need it to play the music you want to play. I started out with at 7-key set, and I'm glad I did. I

[NSP] Re: Help please

2010-11-16 Thread Rick Damon
Ditto to what Sheila said. I just tried it on a Mac with Safari. Also tried it on Windoze with IE. Glad to continue with Firefox or anything else any time you ask, Anthony. --Rick On Nov 16, 2010, at 4:13 PM, bri...@aol.com wrote: Sorry, Anthony, but that's the way we 're hearing it also.

[NSP] Re: smallpipes

2009-05-28 Thread Rick Damon
On May 28, 2009, at 4:26 AM, [1]christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu wrote: KT has mastered the tradition, internalised it, and built on it. She is a creator rather than a curator. Since Chris has been saying such nice things about KT I thought I should re-visit her work, in

[NSP] Re: None piping query

2009-04-20 Thread Rick Damon
I've got some unused spam you can have if you're so desperate for mail, Richard! :-) On Apr 20, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Richard Shuttleworth wrote: An envelope has just arrived in the mail bearing an Oxford postmark and dated April 15, 2009. It is addressed in what looks like an older

[NSP] Re: piping style

2009-04-14 Thread Rick Damon
Tim, I think the suggestion that someone who wants to master the instrument and play well is doing it as a technical exercise instead of enjoying playing music is insulting. I believe that if you're going to play music you first need to get a level of competency on the instrument you

[NSP] Re: Re:

2009-04-14 Thread Rick Damon
But Chris, we're not talking about styles at all. We're talking about something more simple than that, just learning to control the instrument. Or do you consider playing well a different style of playing than playing sloppily? Whether you play the traditional tunes or rock and roll is

[NSP] Re: Re:

2009-04-13 Thread Rick Damon
David, Are you also opposed to giving out grades in school, as it might traumatize or hinder the creativity of those who march to a different drummer? Do you think math teachers are unfair for calling answers wrong? --Rick On Apr 13, 2009, at 2:56 PM, David Baker wrote: Though I