I thought I'd jump on this as soon as it came in to my other mail account. Anyone who's interested in bellows-blown bagpipes and who can get to Killington,...
Bob Cameron
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Jul 2, 2005 1:36 am
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Hi gang, I know this question was asked once before, but has anyone had any experience with Iona pipes? They look really good on the web site, but... who...
Is that the Bill Hart in Australia? Sydney? If so I have a set of smallpipes in C from him that I bought more than 10 years ago and they are really well made,...
My ex wife and any kind of pipes didn't go together. Did I mention the "ex" part? Thanks Scottt. Jim ... ____________________________________________________ ...
... I continue to be amazed at the power and usefulness of the internet ... ... As I recall you were also amazed that grown men would actually appear in public...
Can anyone on the list recommend a good music shop in London where someone could buy a whistle. He's from the Basque country and is visiting the city - he...
I have recently acquired and old Brian Boru chanter with keys. It has been sitting in a cupboard for many years and the chanter (& most other parts) require a...
Geoff Jones
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Jul 20, 2005 11:17 am
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You should be able to get replacement pads and springs from any musical instrument repair shop, I would think. Chances are there are clarinet or sax pads to...
Bob Cameron
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Jul 20, 2005 11:39 am
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SEPTEMBER Monday 12. BRECHIN, Angus. Gardner Memorial Church, 8.00 pm. After long sojourns in Europe superb Irish traditional trio CRAN come back to Scotland...
That's great. If you get this message in time, say Hi to Jock for me, please. I'm looking forward to seeing you and Anita again at Killington in just about a...
Bob Cameron
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Jul 31, 2005 1:50 pm
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Hello All, I hope this isn't a repetitive subject. Can someone please explain why my "d" ssp's are accompanied in"g" on guitar?I've recently starting...
My guess is that you are playing tunes which are in the Key of G. ("D" on your D SSP sound a concert G). The key not of the tunes which end on your D would be...
Bob Cameron
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Aug 1, 2005 9:48 pm
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Thanks Bob, I think I know what you're talking about.So are my pipes truly "d"? (the korg says so ...) One of the tunes is Mathieson's "farewell to camraw",one...
Warren, On D smallpipes, you are generally playing in one of three keys: D mixolydian, G major and E minor. Here are examples of tunes in each of the...
the notes on your chanter are C (all fingers down), D (six fingers down), E (etc.), F#, G, A, B, high c and high d (left thumb off hole at back). If the key...
Warren, In order to be as simple as possible (and some of those very knowledgeable answers made my own head hurt)... Tune ends with 6 fingers down... Guitarist...
< In any case, if the Highland pipes were to follow Western Music Practices, instead of being called the GHB, it would be called the Great Highland Bagpipe in...
Message>whatever, I don't understand the "bagpipe in D". ... I think Aron was refering to that fact that the major scale (of a bagpipe in "A") is "D". ...
< I think Aron was refering to that fact that the major scale (of a bagpipe in "A") is "D". aha, if they were to follow modern western practice and not "refer...
... Warren, You are playing tunes based on the 3-finger keynote of G - my favourite at the moment being 'over the hills and far away' and the d-drone sounds...
Hello! As far as I am aware the written down without a keysignature is (and I may be being slightly controversial here) pure lazyness, or to put it a better...