Sorry. :-( I guess I should have used the emoticon: :-) I forget that not everyone has as "quick" a wit as I do. ;-) Otherwise known as "snark", picked up during my many years among thick skinned Highland pipers. }:-)> Oh, I probably just offended someone again. ;-) Ian is much too nice to mention there have been deadly fueds between some makers, so discussing their many and various merits in public is a dangerous business. :-@
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Ian Lawther <irlawt...@comcast.net> wrote: > I suspect John was being humourous.....after all if you ask five pipers for > recommendations on makers you will often get six answers and and an argument > (and thats just among the pipe makers!). > > I don't know if Mike Nelson is doing much making these days but he is in > Cambridge and therefore local which could be an advantaqe. > > Ian > > > > Richard York wrote: >> >> Forgive me, but methinks that's a rather unhelpful response to a >> reasonable if admittedly diplomatically difficult request, John. >> Perhaps people who like their own pipes might answer Gordon off-list? >> Richard. >> On 23/03/2011 14:35, John Dally wrote: >>> >>> You want us to recommend a maker? ha, ha, ha. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:02 AM, Gordon Brown<gor...@10db.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> My wife Alison has a Burleigh D set is still looking for an F set so >>>> that she can play along with other pipers - not that there are many in >>>> East Anglia! If anyone has a set for sale or knows of one that may be >>>> available, please let me know. >>>> >>>> >>>> The alternative is that we look for a new set, although I'm bracing >>>> myself for the long wait. On that basis, does anyone have any >>>> recommendations for a nice traditional/conventional F set? As I've had >>>> a good year price is not the main consideration, quality and >>>> reliability are. >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Gordon >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Text inserted by Panda IS 2011: >>> >>> This message has NOT been classified as spam. If it is unsolicited mail >>> (spam), click on the following link to reclassify it: >>> http://localhost:6083/Panda?ID=pav_2471&SPAM=true&path=C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Richard\Local%20Settings\Application%20Data\Panda%20Security\Panda%20Internet%20Security%202011\AntiSpam >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > >
