[NSP] re cases
Just in case anyone is on the lookout for a new pipe case, I have a hard-shell case with a soft, padded lining from "The Kilter Company" (a web search will find them). It is a Highland pipe case but fits my set with a long chanter perfectly. It has an envelope om the top for music or bits and pieces. It is sturdy and seems to be well made. Peter Dunn -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re Jack Dodd
What a good idea it would be if any of Jack Dodd's tunes and/or arrangements could be posted on this site. Would it work as an attachment? (I'm probably showing my computer ignorance here!) Regards, Peter. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5005 (20100406) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. [1]http://www.eset.com -- References 1. http://www.eset.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] pipe cases
Hello all, I would be glad of any advice on the choice of a (hard) case for my smallpipes. Has anyone a reasonably priced favourite that offers good protection and ease of carrying? Many thanks, Peter Dunn __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. [1]http://www.eset.com -- References 1. http://www.eset.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re meetings
As a piper who lives in Northamptonshire, and is therefore unable to attend nearly as many meetings in the North-East as I would like, it was with considerable surprise that I read of the piper who was so upset by the welcome he received at a meeting in the North-East that he gave up playing his pipes. I would like to say that I have always been made very welcome at those various meetings that I have attended and have found them helpful and friendly. Those holding positions at the society seem to me to go out of their way to make the 'stranger' feel at home. One has to ask, if the piper's love affair with his pipes was so feeble as to be put off playing entirely by this alleged occasion, was he a piper anyway? Peter. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4479 (20091004) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. [1]http://www.eset.com -- References 1. http://www.eset.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re chanter material.
I've been following with interest, the string regarding chanters/drones made from non-wood materials. My first clarinet, a 'cheapish' Boosey and Hawkes was made from a plastic material. My second, and much more expensive, was made from African Blackwood. I notice the positive remarks that ivory seems to get with regard to tone. Am I completely wrong to assume that the very qualities that ivory possesses, e.g. hardness and impermeability, are shared by some of the man-made materials that have been mentioned? Interesting that the more expensive woodwind instruments seem to shun such materials. At some time in the future, might this mean that chanters and drones could be produced using computer-aided programs (I believe someone has or could produce such a program) and would this mean an end to tuning problems, whether caused by some of the holes being slightly mis-placed or by temperature fluctuations, and other such-like problems associated with a naturally made product? I suppose the downside (or upside, depending on one's point of view)) would be instruments which didn't display any maker's idiosyncrasies. Just a thought! Peter Dunn __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4462 (20090927) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. [1]http://www.eset.com -- References 1. http://www.eset.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re composing
Thank you Richard for introducing a non-contentious topic!! Definitely whilst walking for me. I can recommend the walk from Lordenshaws car park to the forestry commission car park, then following the red route up to Simonside, over the top and back down to Lordenshaws. By the time I reach Little Church Rock, something is bubbling away! Regards, Peter. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re K.T.
Well done, Kathryn Tickel - very well deserved and merited award. Peter Dunn -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re pub.
A loud and definite echo for Daphne's "Whoopee" re the impending publication of the Bewick book. Peter -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re piper's pitch v. concert pitch
Regarding the question of pitch, it is all a matter of whether one is playing on one's own or playing with others. If playing solo, it doesn't really matter what the pitch is. The problem comes when trying to play with others. Then, it's just a nuisance that the pipes aren't in true F. Personally, I think that pipe makers should grasp the nettle and start to make pipes consistently in F, then they could be a true transposing instrument. Peter -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] re music for a funeral
re Colin's request, I have found that "Derwentwater's Farewell" works well. It is in Pauline Cato's "Northumbrian Choice" book, p. 21. However, it is always worthwhile talking to the persons concerned to get their feel for the occasion. Peter Dunn -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
