At least it's not a Wii studio!
Alec
In a message dated 7/29/2011 2:37:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
d...@daveshaw.co.uk writes:
Anthony Robb said
> I've been reluctant to vote on this since our house is fighting
back
> whilst we put in a new kitchen, down
Having danced for years, and played for dancing (albeit in California)
perhaps I can help.
First, you do need to see the rant step to understand it. That said,
the easiest way to learn the step is to do it to the rhythm "Potato
chips, potato chips." Yes, I know you call them cri
Having done a lot of dancing and playing for dancing, allow me to
suggest that the decision might depend on whether or not there are a
bunch of sweaty people out there in front of you saying, "That didn't
sound like the end of the tune. Should I bow/curtsie? Or keep
dancing?" If t
Why do you think "Mythbusters" is such a popular show? Because there's
such a vast pile of pseudo-science out there.
Assuming we're talking about dry-blown pipes, there's next to nothing
to create a difference in lifespan between playing them and keeping
them in the box. Yes, soun
Allow me to offer a totally different perspective on how to answer this
question:
Can you already play all the tunes you want to play with the chanter you have
now? Are there no tunes that you've set aside for when you thought you had
improved to the point where you could actually play them?
My vote is that such conversations continue in front of the whole
group. If anyone is uninterested, it takes only a moment to click
"next." And there are a lot of lurkers out here who are silent but
interested, and are grateful for being allowed to eavesdrop on informed
discussions
It would be interesting having to explain why the calendar was called,
"The Seven-Keyed Monty."
Alec
In a message dated 8/12/2010 2:07:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
oatenp...@googlemail.com writes:
On 12 Aug 2010, at 09:55, Richard York wrote:
> a new sub-group with
Richard
Consider corduroy. It gives at least as good a grip as velvet,
doesn't wear thin patches as readily, and is a heck of a lot cheaper.
I actually prefer it to velvet.
Going without a cover is ok until you start to sweat. Then it can
feel really icky.
Alec
Oh, thanks Richard! Now we'll have to figure out what the heck "confitures"
(confections, candies, jams, etc) have to do with a quadrille! Big dogs
weren't bad enough!
Alec MacLean
-Original Message-
From: Richard Shuttleworth
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu; bri...@aol.com
Sent: Thu
I've just gotten my copy of the Northumbrian Pipers' Third Tune Book,
2nd edition. There's a tune whose title is given as "THE GRAND CHAIN
(Le Grand Chien)." Now, since this is a second edition, I'm assuming
that it wasn't just a typo, so I'm curious about this title. Was it
just
I'd like to obtain the Billy Pigg book. My NPS membership lapsed ages ago
(guilty, guilty!) so I can't order that way. The website says I can order from
the Museum, but to contact Ms. Moore first; note that I am on the other side of
the ocean. I've attempted to do so, but haven't heard back.
Here's a question I don't recall seeing discussed here: I played
concertina for English Country Dancing for years, and have a lot of
wonderful tunes in my head. I'd love to be able to play them on my
NSP, but they are often in keys that I can't play in--and perhaps my
pipes even ca
Yes, Bill, that URL does work. And allow me to say that you may win
some sort of award for "Most peculiar profile photo"!
Alec
In a message dated 2/7/2010 8:32:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
james...@online.no writes:
SighSorry about this.. I think this URL actually
nds
from the chanter when finnished, have fun! Malcolm.-- CalecM wrote :
I have just renamed the pipes I'm making. Only one drone, drone
and
chanter of different wood, chanter holes clearly moved by filling
and
re-drilling. May never be done. Only one t
I have just renamed the pipes I'm making. Only one drone, drone and
chanter of different wood, chanter holes clearly moved by filling and
re-drilling. May never be done. Only one thing they could be called:
"Scottish half-dones"
Alec MacLean
--
To get on or off this li
This video also shows the universal aspect of piping: No matter what
type of pipes, the faster the music, the more we flail away at the
bellows!
Alec
In a message dated 1/28/2010 1:59:51 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
an...@evansweb.co.uk writes:
Julia Say wrote:
>
And what's more interesting is that in Old Norse, the word "blathra"
not only means "blather" but also "bladder," which takes us right back
to pipe bags!!
Alec
In a message dated 1/27/2010 2:27:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
tim.ro...@btconnect.com writes:
..and isn't t
Allow me to offer two possible/likely explanations for leaving the seam
facing outward:
1) To sew the whole bag and then turn it inside out sounds like a
(Warning: Americanism Alert!) tin-plated bitch. I don't see either
the chanter stock hole nor the drone stock hole being big en
I'm partial to almond oil. Very light and easy to apply and wipe off
the excess. Never gets rancid or makes clots.
Alec MacLean
In a message dated 1/12/2010 9:56:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
tomspip...@hotmail.com writes:
Hi all,
I know this question has probably bee
Besides saving on elephants--a highly worthy goal--it would also allow
you to travel with your pipes. Get caught at an international border
with your ivory chanter and life becomes very complicated. Highland
pipers struggle with this quite often.
Alec MacLean
In a message da
You know it's time to do a bit of pipe maintenance when you're playing
merrily along, and one of the stoppered drones pops out and flies a few feet
onto
the carpet! I guess the good news is the implication that I couldn't be
leaking air anywhere, or I wouldn't have had the pressure to do
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