Hi all I am relatively new to the list and have a first question to ask. Playing at my first session on Saturday last (SSP in D) I was a bit sharp compared to...
I don't think there are any bands for smallpipes specifically. I'm not up to speed on what is available down there. Perhaps the LA Scots could direct you. ...
Dave, Thanks - I'll try them - the small pipes are so much fun and when I play with my teacher, they sound so good - playing seconds is so inspiring. I just...
Hi Brent, I reckon your best bet is to take the Korg with you and check it for yourself, If you tune a fifth lower you will probably get to the cellar when you...
... Hi, Tune the chanter to play low D so that it's at concert pitch- zero deviation using a meter. If the meter offers various pitches make sure it's set to...
Not sure what your friends mean, but IF you play D smallpipes and they say you're a 5th out of tune, perhaps the others are in A, and perhaps they have misled...
Matt Seattle
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Jun 3, 2003 8:58 am
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< you're a 5th out of tune, perhaps the others are in A, "a bit sharp"!!! hm.... organum for smallpipes. tasty. c hirs Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ...
re tuning the D chanter I play both A and D smallpipes and border pipes at a weekly pub session along with fiddlers etc. Both myself and the uillean piper make...
< Firstly ask politely what they mean by a fifth. and can you let us know? this must be a meaning of the word "fifth" with which most of us, i hope, have not...
Warning: gushing, unsolicited endorsement follows. This is just to let you know that Barry Shears' CAPE BRETON COLLECTION is available again in a new printing....
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Jun 3, 2003 3:21 pm
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"Warning: gushing, unsolicited endorsement follows" additionally: barry gives a description of the book with full index of tunes in the http://bobdunsire.com...
Thanks you all for the advice. Matt... interesting observation. At the end of the session I was asked if my pipes could play in A so the initial comment could...
Hello there. I am a highland piper mainly playing the wooden Flute and tin whistle. Since the highland pipes do not exactly hit the spot in sessions and...
On a D pipe, reading as if on any pipe in A, if you finger your low A, it will sound as a D one fourth higher. Your E would sound as A, but an octave higher...
Bob Cameron
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Jun 3, 2003 9:05 pm
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In general mouthblown Scottish smallpipes are less expensive than bellows-blown versions. In many cases they sound cheaper too, but there are certainly...
Bob Cameron
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Jun 3, 2003 9:08 pm
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I ... Well, I don't really know.... I just switch mine on and play into it. It tells me what the nearest note is and how sharp or flat I am. I think yours must...
Sorry, Jurgen, but I don't understand. John jurgen.rech@t-onl ine.de To: <bellowspipes@yahoogroups.com> cc: 06/03/2003 12:49...
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Jun 4, 2003 3:29 am
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Hello John, I reckon someone taught Jurgen the English art of "Genteel Digging" otherwise known as trying to get a rise out of one. Us here on the big bit of...
... seems you didn't get my previous posting before the one you refer to. I'd like to know a dealer in europe where i can order barry's book. "a dealer in...
hi Jurgen, ... Null problemo -- here, unfortunately, they believe bagpipe is some sort of "red light" pass-time, thus no chance of finding the book here! ciao ...
Thanks, Jurgen. Sorry for my confusion. If the College of Piping or the Piping Centre don't carry Barry's books, then they should. If they get enough...
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Jun 4, 2003 1:52 pm
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hallo dave, jim mcgillivray might be a good idea. i ordered books from him before and he's involved in the dunsire forum thing where barry announced his book...
oops - my apologies to jim mcgillivray - a lot of music books, sure a bit hidden ;-) - and still not the new one from barry. i'll tell him immediately to...
I read with interest about the Cape Breton Collection being offered by Barry Shears. The subject of buying the book came up and how Mr. Shears apparently was...
Thanks Richard and Bob I think I've got it. My tuner is like yours Richard. I set it to auto and calibrate to 440 and reads as D when I play low or high D. The...
