[NSP] Re: OT notes inegale origin?

2008-12-06 Thread malcolm . sargeant7
Does anyone know what sort of oil I should use for my Bisty Gullet-- Richard York wrote : Reference was recently made here to the baroque French notes inegale - I'm just listening to Radio 3's Early Music Show on Lully. I don't know if they'll mention it, but wonder if the famous story about

[NSP] Re: HALSWAY PIPERS 09

2009-03-03 Thread malcolm . sargeant7
New Pipes for Halsway!Trad pitch f+50c 7x Key interchangeable chanter stock -4x Pistoned Drones-5xBeads Black Ebony/brass, re-pro horn decor. Forster Charlton re-pro chanter reed and composite drone reeds. Curved bellows inlaid with black and white stripes covering the stitching. Capstain

[NSP] Re: Pipemaking query

2010-01-30 Thread malcolm . sargeant7
Dear Bob; I too am an ammateur maker although if you manage to flog a set which I have in the past then I suppose it makes me a semi pro maker. You seem to have been more successful that I have in gaining a response to a request for information as past blogs indicate from the sublime to the

[NSP] Re: Pipe making

2010-02-02 Thread malcolm . sargeant7
Looks like you have a D and F set. It's the new style Drill and Fill so common when a good reed is found for a crappy chanter. A mixture of powdered blackwood or ebony with super glue works wonders after filing then wet+dry then finnish off with a green scouring pad (nick the one from the

[NSP] Re: Gaelic Pronunciation

2010-02-06 Thread malcolm . sargeant7
I had the same problem here when I met my wife. After 33 years Ahm are reet noo lake.-- Richard Shuttleworth wrote : I am thinking of including the Irish slow air Sliabh Na M'Ban (Billy Pigg version) in a concert performance this coming Sunday but have no idea how to pronounce the title