[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-17 Thread Christopher.Birch
Our pipes alone, among other bagpipes, have the capability of producing truly detached notes In other words, they can do what the others can't. However they can also do what the others can, so they are potentially richer. Why make them, complementarily, as restricted as the others? I think

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-17 Thread Bill Telfer
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 September 2008 23:15 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2 Chris wrote: I understand what you're saying, Matt, but I don't think comparison with the GHB tradition is directly relevant. An extremely interesting posting, Chris

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-17 Thread Ian Lawther
of its kind in the world'' ! Bill -Original Message- From: Philip Gruar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 September 2008 23:15 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2 Chris wrote: I understand what you're saying, Matt, but I don't

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-16 Thread Gibbons, John
@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2 I understand what you're saying, Matt, but I don't think comparison with the GHB tradition is directly relevant. The system of gracing for GHB may have been imposed by the army for the last hundred years or so and become accepted

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-16 Thread Francis Wood
On 16 Sep 2008, at 14:06, Gibbons, John wrote: The question is whether choyting is *morally* wrong. Undesirable, certainly, but not actually illegal, as is stated in the item below which I noticed recently during a visit to a town well known for its piping activities. Francis

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-16 Thread Francis Wood
Atkinson and Joe Hutton all played from the same rule book, yet each had an individual style. Chris -Original Message- From: Matt Seattle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 September 2008 09:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C

[NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2

2008-09-16 Thread Chris Ormston
: Francis Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 September 2008 15:25 To: Chris Ormston; NSP Mailing List Subject: [NSP] Re: Etymology of the 'C' word - 2 Well said, Chris. I'd add that, even without the traditional examples, the instrument itself is a good teacher. All musical instruments have