[NSP] Re: Websites - software to build same

2010-10-25 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
Julia, why don't try to use "Tiki Wiki", the Content Management System running at: http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/NPS/tiki-custom_home.php ??? The CMS is already configured, waiting to be filled up with NSP (or any other) contents (text, images, multimedia). Open Source, no HTML or PHP to

[NSP] My pipes for sale

2010-10-24 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
the entire set. I can sell separately one of the chanters (7 or 17), if someone interested, but I also want to sell a full set (7 or 17 keys) I can ship them anywhere in the world at no charge for the buyer. If anyone would like more details, please contact me offlist. Thank you, Valerio

[NSP] The Traditional Tune Archive

2010-10-15 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
Greetings: We would like to announce the existence of a new on-line resource called the Traditional Tune Archive (TTA), being developed by Andrew Kuntz (Fiddler's Companion tune index), and myself. Right now the site is read-only at [1]http://vclvm54.isis.unc.edu/mediawiki/inde

[NSP] NSP for sale

2010-09-18 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
Hi, I have been told of a 1985 Robbie Greensit's, G, 7 keys, 5 complicated drones set of pipes for sale. He was thinking in terms of about 2.400€ (£2,000 ) for: G set of pipes: 7 keys chanter, 5 complicated drones (w/reeds) F 9 keys chanter (w/reed) D 9 keys chanter (w/reed) They are now in Ita

[NSP] Sea Shanty?

2009-09-25 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
For non english people, is this the musical form that you call "Sea Songs"/"Sea Shanties" ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Bq4-fCH0c We call it "Stornello": rhyme's songs in "gross language", very popular in central/southern Italy; even if you can find a good example of them in Leoncavallo

[NSP] Re: players in SW

2009-08-16 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
amble skuse ha scritto: Hi all I'm a newbie to NSP, I'm a flute player who has recently felt really drawn to the pipes. I have been really lucky to be able to hire a set of NSP's to practice with. I've had a couple of pointers on getting the elbows to work but it wou

[NSP] Re: Transposing music

2009-08-01 Thread Valerio Pelliccioni
colin ha scritto: Whichever way you do it, you are still going to have to "write it down" somewhere. Many music programs allow you to enter in the notes, transpose and then print them out but it would be just as easy for you to type in the transposed version and print it. As far as I know, ther