Hi Jenny - there's a set attributed to Robert or James Hall in Edinburgh:
http://hdl.handle.net/10683/17806
(James was Robert's son and was also piper to the Duke about 100 years ago)
I don't know what EUCHMI is or whether the collection is viewable
I used to be able to search the Northumberla
analysis of the
large variations in the price of wheat of the period concerned..
R
On 13/09/2011 19:28, Rob Say wrote:
Hi Francis - I looked in to this one a while back for some track notes
- here's a summary
My understanding is that comment is attributed to Nathaniel and is in
the publishe
Hi Francis - I looked in to this one a while back for some track notes -
here's a summary
My understanding is that comment is attributed to Nathaniel and is in
the published collection of 1819 (The Beauties of Gow).
( Interestingly the fiddler's companion has words from 1804:
http://www.ibibl
My thought is that there aren't enough long chanters and extended range
players to form a solid judgement at the moment.
I don't think it will be either an 'annoying one-off' nor yet a 'more
logical trend'. There are already quite a number of 'specials' around
but anyone buying a top end set o
Afternoon Philip - I don't know the dates on the chanters you have
seen, I'd be interested to know.
I discussed the design of my big chanter with Colin back in 2001/2002.
the original plan was to get ABC# on a triple block at the back with
paired C&D on the right and just the single low E o
I compared the fourth and fifth pictures.
4th: the hole for the key on the back is in the centre of the key block (Cnat)
5th: the top hole on the front is at the top of the key block (C#)
For a D chanter it makes more sense to extend up - it doesn't get
squeaky like on an F or G. I guess the re
The key in the Fnat position is Cnat on a D chanter
The top thumb hole is D - the picture shows four keys with holes
positioned above this. Two on the little finger (e,g) and two on the
thumb (f#,a)
R
Quoting christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu:
Well I'm glad someone else was wondering. I th
It's a D chanter and therefore longer than the F - there is more room
to fit keys in at the top. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
R
Quoting "Gibbons, John" :
Maybe a confused description - could Colin clarify this?
But there are a lot of keys at the top end.
John
I think that will be Susan Craven - listed in the credits:
http://www.bedefilms.co.uk/CastAndCredits.asp
Rob
Quoting Julia Say :
I've been sent this: I know nothing more about it than what is here.
Anyone know who the piper/s are?
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Hello - for those out there who play English Concertina and want to
play with pipers in 'F' pitch. One often discussed approach is a Bb
concertina as favoured by Salvation Army bands. You play normal
fingering for a G tune and it comes out in F.
I have one but it doesn't get out much - I've
Morning - New prices are published here:
http://www.burleighsmallpipes.com/prices.htm
A set similar to this would only cost marginally more new.
> Or is the fact that we don't know how long it's been unplayed
> make it a no-go, or at least an assumption of some major re-fettling
> and replacing
Hello - thank you John - very kind.
I must of course point out that it's half NSP and half concertina - I
don't actually have any tracks with both!
If you're on this side of the pond, it's available from the record
company (Veteran: www.veteran.co.uk), the Chantry have a stock and it's
also
Quoting Mike Dixon :
Could you expand on the 'care and sympathy' with the drones?
Simply that the drones are of course fixed pitch and continuous. Some
bass line combinations which work on their own or with non-drone
instruments can clash horribly with pipes... (in my musical view)
It's a
Morning Mike - yes this correct.
For a C/G anglo where you are typically playing tunes in G and D (and
associated minors) you would want a Bb/F tuning to play with NSP.
Unless you know the person you want to play with is in concert F then
+20 would also be a very good idea. I have a Bb Engl
Morning - for those who hanker after multi-key extended chanters (or
are wondering at the minutiae of what is being discussed) here's a
little exercise that will demonstrate one of the key differences.
First; take a pencil and hold it as you would a chanter - almost no
effort is required to
Morning - I have heard of a thing called Expat Shield:
http://www.expatshield.com/
I've not used it myself - investigate as much you feel necessary.
cheers
Rob
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On 12/12/2010 02:41, Richard Shuttleworth wrote:
Hi Anthony,
When I tried to log on I got a cu
Morning - there are some Proudlocks in my village doing some family
research and they've been aware of the tune for some time. I said I'd
see what I could find ...
Does anyone have any history, apocryphillia or references for the
tune? Here's what I have so far...
- The earliest printed
Di's message reminded me to post details of another weekly course in
the opposite corner of the county!
Once again Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham will be offering
"Beginners Northumbrian Smallpipes" as part of the Community & Leisure
programme. The 10 week course is aimed at those st
Quoting Derek Lofthouse :
Anyone else having problems going to this site?
My antivirus software wont let me go there and google has it flagged as
'may harm your computer'?
Is it a real problem or are google and firefox being too sensitive?
Hi Derek - in this case it looks like a r
Quoting rob@milecastle27.co.uk:
..
My message got chopped - I'll try again:
Morning - you're in luck, that's the weekend of the Hexham Piper's Gathering.
There's a session on Friday night (8pm) in the Abbey Undercroft:
(http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=393499&Y=564096&A=Y&Z=115)
The
Quoting amble skuse :
I wondered if there was a session / playing group (suitable for a
beginner) that I could drop in to when I visit the N.E.
I only have scottish smallpipes in A and D so that might rule out
joining in, but it would also be lovely just to listen.
I'll be up Fri 7th - Sun 9th Ma
I'll update it in a couple of yesterdays...
along with the pitch (which is wrong) and a Linux issue when I can
track it down.
R
Quoting Matt Seattle :
What impresses me most is the time travel involved -
(c) Rob Say, November 2010
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Hello all - After a considerable break (and prompted by a hurdy gurdy
player who has a done a similar thing!) I've updated my NSP simulator
application.
http://www.milecastle27.co.uk/simulator/index.html
Changes include:
- more help menus (right click)
- check tuning function
- integral s
Hello List
Following on from the beginners course I have been running for the
last 10 weeks in Wall, I've decided to organise a series of sessions
and open these up to a wider audience. This is initially planned to
start in the New Year on the 2nd Sunday in Jan, Feb & Mar.
The intention
Quoting "matthieu.bopp" :
..
a 17 keyed chanter, but now i am wondering. Are there some keys that
are almost never used? i know it all depends on the repertoire. ...
Hi Matthieu,
It really is down to your choice. A 'standard' 17k would encompass a
two octave range from low B to top b i
Hello all - I've been asked by the local high school to run an evening
class for the smallpipes this Autumn.
It's all part of the Queen Elizabeth High School Community & Leisure
programme (http://www.qehs.net/) and the 10 week course will start on
Sunday 27th Sept (7.30-9.30pm).
The class is a
Does anyone (in Northumberland) have any definite plans to head to
Newcastleton next weekend? I have one of the NSP trophies and
unfortunately can't go up this year.
I'd be grateful if anyone could take it, I can probably deliver to
your doorstep sometime this week as I'm out and about in t
I might not be tone deaf deaf but I'm obviously not good at apostrophes
piper's
Eeurghh. Sorry - left over from earlier version of mail ..
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.. Or rather "How good is my differentiation of tones?"
A friend pointed this site out to me the other day:
http://tonometric.com/adaptivepitch/
It measures how you differentiate between two tones and whether you
can hear which is higher and lower. If you have ever described
yourself as ton
Hello all - I'm teaching on the Halsway course in just over a week.
I'm travelling down from Northumberland on the Thursday and visiting
relatives but can offer a car share on Friday afternoon from anywhere
within easy reach the M5 (starting from Worcester).
I'll heading back on Sunday afte
Can someone please tell me if with concert pitch A=440Hz what is the
frequency of A with traditional pitch? If it is that simple!
As with all things wikipedia, I'd take this with a huge pinch of salt,
but it is a starting point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament#Calculatin
And to add pictures to the story .. a friend of mine took these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndal/sets/72157607156207768/with/2835280053/
the chantry entrance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndal/2836130942/in/set-72157607156207768/
the pedestrian bridge to the chantry (usually 5m/ 15' abov
Not sure if any has advertised these before, they're stills from pathe
news reels
Anyone know who the duke of northumberland's piper was in 1925, 1926 & 1932?
http://www.britishpathe.com/still_image.php?id=34524&frame=245&size=d1
http://www.britishpathe.com/still_image.php?id=35253&frame=5&size=
Whilst at Newcastleton at the weekend I was playing 'Happy Hours' and
got into a nerdy discussion about composers .. and I got it mixed up
:) So in an attempt to clear it up and given that lots of people who
were there are on this list ..
Emile Vacher who composed Happy Hours was in fact a
Quoting Richard York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Please does anyone with a long memory have any more information about
the tune, where it came from, and incidentally if it was indeed Dave
Shaw playing?
It was indeed Dave Shaw playing - I've not yet found any info on the
tune (since learning it 10+ yrs
Ah sorry - my fault. I hadn't intended to question who the maker was,
the seller is quite clear that it's a Colin Ross set. The question
mark was intended for "anyone interested .."
Sorry for any confusion - it's a classic case of the impression of the
written word in e-mails..
Rob
Quoti
Somewhat unusual for eBay - anyone interested in an effectively
unplayed new set of NSP (Colin Ross)?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Northumbrian-Small-Pipes_W0QQitemZ220236140539QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220236140539&;
Haven't worked out what the chanter keys are but the seller is
answering questions..
A somewhat belated thanks for all the replies - I've directed Aggie
towards Gerrit and given him a way to contact the Blankenheim course as
well.
cheers
Rob
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DCMS to launch arts survey
Took me a while to work this one out: Dept of Culture, Media and Sport
Whose address: http://www.culture.gov.uk/
and the survey will appear here: http://www.artsurvey.org.uk/
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Evening all - I've had an e-mail from someone in the Netherlands
(Alkmaar) who wants to find out if the NSP is an instrument for them.
Is there anybody in the locality I could put them in touch with?
thanks
Rob
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Hi - if anyone is planning on travelling from Northumberland / Durham
/ Cumbria down to Halsway Manor and would consider a car share (mine
or yours), please drop me a line.
Can't guarantee we'll be going at the same time but it's worth asking!
cheers
Rob
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When teaching, I'm always being asked about tuning the drones and how
to learn how to do this. So I've written an application that should be
able to help:
http://www.milecastle27.co.uk/simulator/
It also tries to address some of the confusion around pipers pitch and
concert pitch notation.
Thank you one and all
I have four emails, three phone numbers and one address.
I think that'll cover it.
Rob
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Could anyone who has such a thing provide me with (off-list) contact
details for Paul Knox? Phone or e-mail ideally.
thanks
Rob
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Quoting Klaus Guhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> As playing with other musicans I am thinking of buying a G chanter or a
> secondhand G set. Is there someone who wants to sell a G chanter or G set?
I guess you could do a lot worse than this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Northumbrian-Smallpipes-Chanter-in-G-by-C
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> 2. I would also be grateful if some kind person could tell me the range of
> what in German is called a "Diatonisches Akkordeon" (Is it called a
> melodeon in English?).
It very much depends on the key of the instrument and the number of rows.
At it's most basic,
Simon Leveaux wrote:
> May be someone should come up with an appropriately named tune for
> demonstration to customs. s
"The De'ils awa wi the excise man"?
Rob
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