Well I don't know but is the subtle ridicule necessary? It was an sincere question from someone who is making an effort to learn the pipes and doesn't have contact with experienced pipers other than through internet. I'm not qualified to make opinion on the subject. I wouldn't even be considered a Northumbrian pipers bootlace yet... but I'm working on it.
Anyway, I think the answer might be "No!" on both of my original questions. 1 - Do any of you NSP'ers who also play Scottish pipes use the Birl on the NSP?..... Apparently not. 2 - Is it more accepted to do stuff like that in Northumbrian piping?...... Apparently not. Thanks :) Bill Carr (Crawling back into his hole) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
