Francis -- how about neck oil for the many and gunpowder lapsong for the few
Dave
Francis Wood wrote:
Can anybody suggest a suitable oil to pour on these troubled waters?
Ideally, it should be capable of spreading evenly and fairly as well
as making the tone of everything seem much brighter.
Praps some would prefer oil of vitriol.
Just kidding.
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[mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Francis Wood
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Subject: [NSP] What oil to use?
Can anybody suggest a suitable
Wail oil might be appropriate.
Dave
Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW
Whistles
www.daveshaw.co.uk
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Confucius, he say: Flee argument; seek peace, quiet, harmony.
Rodney King, he say: People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get
along?
NSP Committee, they say: Come all without, come all within,
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quin.
Francis Wood, he say: I'd like to teach the
On 26 May 2009, at 12:17, Paul Gretton wrote:
Francis Wood, he say: I'd like to teach the world to sing,
In perfect harmony.
I'd rather it spent some time learning proper closed fingering.
And hear them echo through the hills . . .
As long as it's not 'Rothbury Hills', which is far from
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.
Adrian
Please may I suggest that whatever form the Great Reformed NPS takes, it
should be inclusive rather than exclusive?
The traditional ways of playing are necessarily vital. They have
informed the instrument and the music, and they only survived because
they are very good music; but there are
