Re: [scots-l] woodwind woods

2000-10-03 Thread Jack Campin
T:The Five Stringed Fiddle C:Nigel Gatherer But... why didn't you write it to cover the range of a 5 string? :) I've just remembered that I gave a copy of this tune to Dick, and he transposed it so that it DID take advantage of the enhanced ranged of the five-string. He put it into F and

Re: [scots-l] woodwind woods

2000-10-02 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Derek Hoy wrote: Nigel wrote: In honour of one of his creations I composed the following waltz: X:006 T:The Five Stringed Fiddle C:Nigel Gatherer N:In honour of Dick Rutter, violin N:maker, Edinburgh Nice one. But... why didn't you write it to cover the range of a 5 string?

Re: [scots-l] woodwind woods

2000-09-26 Thread Derek Hoy
Nigel wrote: In honour of one of his creations I composed the following waltz: X:006 T:The Five Stringed Fiddle C:Nigel Gatherer N:In honour of Dick Rutter, violin N:maker, Edinburgh Nice one. But... why didn't you write it to cover the range of a 5 string? :) When are you going to

Re: [scots-l] woodwind woods

2000-09-20 Thread Nigel Gatherer
Derek Hoy wrote: David asked: Jack - do you know if anyone uses laburnum wood? From the enthusiasm a local turner showed for a cut-down laburnum of ours, and his comments about the wood, it sounds as if it might be usable. Dick Rutter in Edinburgh? A few months ago, he showed me a