[NSP] Re: on keilder side

2011-07-16 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
lived on in the Shetlands and Orkneys since viking age, and that the traditional music in the islands and in eastern scotland and Northumbria shows a resemblance with traditional music from the west coast area of Jutland in Denmark that is absent in eastern Denmark. Bo Albrechtsen

[NSP] Re: [nsp] re-conditioning ...

2011-01-14 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
after the lemon oil was used. Bo Albrechtsen -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: [nsp] re-conditioning ...

2011-01-14 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
Den 14-01-2011 15:27, Julia Say skrev: snip... Paraffin oil/liquid paraffin etc etc is a mineral-oil product which is cheap, not drying and does not smell at all. It does tend to evaporate however very slowly over time I have observed a tendency for it to start causing rotting of the

[NSP] Re: [nsp] re-conditioning ...

2011-01-14 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
Den 14-01-2011 16:43, Gibbons, John skrev: A way of coaxing the extra few cents out of a flat chanter would be to hook a nitrogen cylinder up to the bellows. Or helium if that isn't enough. John Hmm - this opens up a whole spectrum of technologically exuberant solutions for tuning your

[NSP] Re: rotting of the cotton threads

2011-01-14 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
Den 14-01-2011 19:15, Anthony Robb skrev: snip Also (at risk of starting off another debate) Ian Corrigan recommends silicone grease in place of vaseline. Thoughts? As aye Anthony Don't worry too badly Anthony - I have no intentions of starting a new debate, but

[NSP] Re: re-conditioning ... (dangers of brass tarnish?)

2011-01-14 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
Den 14-01-2011 21:39, [1]gibbonssoi...@aol.com skrev: ..snip With brass, the same is not true for copper and its alloys. So corrosion doesn't prevent further corrosion. Sorry, but I don't quite follow you there. Rust on iron or steel does not prevent further corrosion, but

[NSP] Re: NSP item on BBC Radio 4

2010-01-02 Thread Bo Albrechtsen
(not the fiddle !) I think that we can conclude that earliest history of the bagpipe stretches far back in the darkest of history somewhere in Asia Minor. with best wishes of a peaceful and prosperous new year to ye all from Bo Albrechtsen, Denmark To get on or off this list see list information at http