[NSP] Re: nps

of playing should not be overdone. Excessive cutting of the notes though at times lending a meretricious brilliance to a performance, is not in accordance with good small-pipe style It is interesting that this was left out of the '74 reprint. Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish

[NSP] Re: NPS President

the hump and resign en masse? Dave Shaw Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: What oil to use?

Wail oil might be appropriate. Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk - Original Message - From: Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com To: pipers list nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:50 AM Subject

[NSP] Re: what do pipemakers do on their day off?

of a figure. Tho in the present context it's probably safer than admitting to liking KT ;-) I've always got on well with Kathryn and still get a hug and a kiss when we meet. It doesn't mean I feel I have to like everything she plays tho'. All the best, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish

[NSP] Re: GUTS?

Among traditional musicians nothing is so noticeable as the absence of uniformity of style or system Captain Francis O'Niell, Irish Folk Music: A fascinating Hobby, 1910. Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off

[NSP] [NSP]website

]Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk -- References 1. http://blog.arukikata.co.jp/tokuhain/glasgow/2009/09/post_76.html 2. http://www.daveshaw.co.ukhttp//blog.arukikata.co.jp/tokuhain/glasgow/2009/09/post_76.html

[NSP] Re: Respringing a key

. The spring could then be soft soldered in place, taking care to clean off all flux residues. This is not an approach I've actually used but in the circumstances it will probably work. Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk

[NSP] Re: bag shape

or a centimetre or so longer. Usually this will give a very relaxed grip on the chanter for the left hand. All the best Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu

[NSP] Re: bag shape

inside out thro the neck. Interesting. Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: Pipe making

be had off the web, but I have no current references. Don't overheat the wood tho or the oven will get a funny smell and you won't be popular. Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see

[NSP] Re: Musette drawings

a beautifully made concertina pleat bellows (pre dates concertina so another name may be appropriate) which I think was not drawn. I have made three bellows based on that, but it's a fearful lot of work! Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles

[NSP] Re: Tuning/pitch

Wheatstones, right up to the 1950s, in five different pitches. Cheers Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: even more on G and D

Hi Anthony Any idea what the E major reel was? It would be fun to give it a go. Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk - Original Message - From: Anthony Robb anth...@robbpipes.com To: Dartmouth NPS nsp

[NSP] Re: Differences in Tradition

it in a Clough chanter in my care when there is time to repad and clean it. Brass drone reeds had their day, but I always found the tone unbearably harsh. Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list

[NSP] Re: Mr Dunk - Inspector of Public Nuisances

you would play the piece 2As, 2Bs over with 2Cs to finish with a flourish. Here it is, amended. I hope it reads ok as melody leaves a lot of dross which I had to edit out. Pay more attention next time, because it works ok even if a little unfamiliar. Cheers, Dave X:Music edited by Dave Shaw

[NSP] Re: Mr Dunk - Inspector of Public Nuisances

band. Pipe makers on their days off eh? If I get it done I'll stick it on some web space and let you know. I'm not going down the utube route. Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes, Irish Pipes and SHAW Whistles www.daveshaw.co.uk To get on or off this list see

[NSP] Re: Mr Dunk - Inspector of Public Nuisances

Thanks for that Julia. It helps to see the full ms and makes perfect sense. The music is at least arranged spacially the way I have suggested and the double length symbol in the last bar shows it to be a slowed finish, again as suggested. Writing music longhand is a slow and precise process.

[NSP] Re: TOTM/shameless plug

Anthony Robb said I've been reluctant to vote on this since our house is fighting back whilst we put in a new kitchen, downstairs loo and new wee studio. Anthony, I know older men can become obsessed with the toilet, but a wee studio? Dave To get on or off this list see list

[NSP] Re: flat chanter in the middle

for this, on an endgrain hardwood block ( boxwood). A heavy craft knife would do on some firm surface, but you have to be careful as you can give yourself a nasty cut if the slightest slip occurs. Tuning the chanter to proper pitch is a whole different ballgame! Cheers, Dave Dave Shaw, Northumbrian