... which is very possible. It's not you who is misunderstanding the point Bobby. Confusion among the general public is to be expected, but apparently there...
Ataually, Bobby , you are getting the point exactly. Border pipes are loud enough to make a street presence, given enopugh pipers. I'd never even consider the...
I'd be surprised if six or more of us couldn't put out more music than my lonesome GHB did last year. He's definitely sold it to me! I wish I could be there....
Hi All If any of you have some good digital photos of previous Blowouts that would make good publicity material, could you please send them directly to me? I...
On its own think a parade of half a dozen border pipers could be quite good. I wonder if the difference in pitch from the GHP more so than the difference in...
Dear Group.. Lots of responses from overseas support the idea of a border pipe band. However, these folks are not involved. I don't think that real pipers...
O.K.... Well, basically this set is a Ray Sloan ssp in Bb. Blackwood with brass. I bought these about 8 yrs ago, when he used to distribute thru highland...
I had a set like yours in A. It was blackwood and nickle in his "Standard" offering. I liked the set very much, but found the dual tenors to be too loud and...
Hi John, Did you ever attemt at altering the length of the reed tongue on one tenor to make it baritone? I got pretty close by accident. ..Compared to a...
No, I didn't try to manipulate the reed. It would be great if it could be done. If the baritone was a bit quieter, that would be even better. Another way would...
Hi Ian I burnt a CD containing lots of jpegs of photos I took at the 2003 (I think ?) blowout. I'm not certain, but I think it was Don Ward that I sent it too ...
Hi I am looking for possible performers at the Blowout (Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth on the bank holiday weekend - 27th May 2006 If you know of anyone you...
Hi Ian Would be quite happy to run a workshop or two - reeds, bag making,etc. Cheers for now Chris _____ From: bellowspipes@yahoogroups.com...
Christopher Bayley
chris.bayley@...
Oct 20, 2005 5:32 pm
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Hi Fellow bellow pipers, Well after 1 and half years getting my health back on track, I am back. Some of you pipers know me as Chas Fowler who had the web...
Welcome Back, Chas. 'Glad you're back at it again....
Bob Cameron
r.g.cameron@...
Oct 25, 2005 1:00 pm
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Hi everyone, History, bellows or mouth blow... hey, what every it takes to buzz the reeds. Over a decay, I have always been searching for those little clues...
I do not know if he is as detail as Duhrer or Breugel. My interest of the engraving was that the drones were in common stock and dress across his chest. Being...
Charles this cliff in MAssachusetts. Could you send me this photo? I get the email posts but not able to get English pipes or bellows pipe chat rooms. The...
Hi, Cliff and everybody- the bellowspipes list does not have a chat room per se. I can see the web page from home, but not from work, which is a school. I...
Bob Cameron
r.g.cameron@...
Nov 2, 2005 3:46 pm
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For Sale : injection moulded chanter in G by Franz Hattink. Black with artificial ivory mount. Supplied with 2 reeds. It's just over a year old, and now...
The well known engraving by John Kay of Geordie Syme is another early example of a piper with a bellows blown set of common stock pipes. The engraving is one...
Didn't one of the later Bourbon kings play a common stock or shuttle bagpipe? I'm without references right now but I seem to remember that Louis XIV, XV, or...
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