From: owner-bagpipe-digest@lists.xmission.com (bagpipe-digest) To: bagpipe-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: bagpipe-digest V1 #117 Reply-To: bagpipe-digest Sender: owner-bagpipe-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-bagpipe-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk bagpipe-digest Monday, October 4 1999 Volume 01 : Number 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 04 Oct 1999 16:48:09 GMT From: alixgunn@aol.com (ALIXGUNN) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: For the lady pipers in the newsgroup......... >I know, but who could resist? You couldn't either LOL< hmmmmmmm....Bill..... I AM a lady piper. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:00:51 GMT From: alixgunn@aol.com (ALIXGUNN) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Piping while being pregnant Years ago there was a band out of Ohio or Indiana - MacGregor, I think - with a female P/M. She did an entire season pregnant.( Her band vest had a dormer ). Can't speak from experience, but - as with every condition - - it's different from person to person. Always check with the ob. But if you're used to a physical activity, it's not always something you have to give up. Piping helps with the deep, cleansing breaths that take you past pain. It generally helps with stamina and muscle tone - especially in the abdominals.... So in a normal pregnancy, it's possible the doctour will allow some piping to continue. (But no long parades in July, please!) - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:03:19 GMT From: "Ron Bowen" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Maintenance of Nickel Ferrules Glen, I use "0000" grade steel wool. Works great and doesn't scratch. Ringo Glenn Campbell wrote in message news:U25K3.243$Jc.12797@sapphire.mtt.net... > Does anyone know of anything good for polishing or sanding nickel ferrules > to get that shine back? Mine have oxidized a bit over the 20 years that I > have owned them and I'd like to restore them to as close to original as > possible. I was told by a bagpipe manufacturer that a very fine emery would > would well but I thought I would throw this out to the group before I looked > at a solution. > > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:07:59 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: For the lady pipers in the newsgroup......... In article <19991004073306.15980.00000425@ng-fv1.aol.com>, bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) wrote: > >What other effects on my piping can I look forward to? > > The baby will be born with "Hands" like John Mitchell, Ringos knack for > diplomacy, and Lindsays temperment. -----THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM---- The Worldwide Center for Disease and Gene Pool Contamination Control, (WCDGPCC), has issued a preliminary report on this possible "Gene Pool Contamination" allegedly first detected on the North Amercian Continent. I won't post it in it's entirety here, but will post the most up-to-date information: ***News Flash*** The suspected "Gene Pool Contamination" scare, as reported earlier, is not as widespread as once was thought, and has been contained for the moment. It is suspected of being present only on the North American continent. The WCDGPCC has issued the appropriate procedures to follow for incidences of suspected 'gene pool contamination'. The WCDGPCC has also determined 3 innocuous preventive theorems for individuals who may fear an outbreak is imminent in the their geagraphical location. They are listed below: 1 - "KTTG", also know as "Knee to the Groin". A high level of risk when subscribed to, but also a highly potent defense. 2 - "CYL", also know as "Cross Your Legs". This one can be subscribed to at any time and is a general procedure for ANY possible gene contamination attempt. 3 - Probably the most powerful, but also the most risky of the three defences. "TFEP", also know as the "Two Finger Eye Poke", also know as the "Larry, Moe and Curly" defence. A highly risky manuever that should only be attempted in dire straights. ******Be aware that the offending suspected contaminator may be able to counteract this defence with the "PTHBOFTN", also know as the "Palm to the Bridge of the Nose" manuever. So, it is recommended that the "TFEP" be applied in combination with the "KTTG" manuever described above. *************END OF NEWS FLASH******** Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 13:18:34 -0400 From: Chris Hamilton Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Steady Blowing On Mon, 04 Oct 1999 18:41:58 -0700, Paul Gretton wrote: >Chris Hamilton wrote: > ... >> Current mix of drone reeds in the COW: >> >> I'd estimate maybe two sets of Wygent, a dozen Ezee-Drone, and one >> "Other", either Cairns/Indian or Mark Lee, depending on the whim of >> the DroneCzar. >Chris, > >Do any of your pipers mix makes of reed? For example, Ezee-Drone tenors and a >Cairns/Indian bass? I found that an effective combination until I got my Mark Lee reeds. >IMHO, the only sythetic **bass** reeds so far that can compete with cane for actual >quality of sound are the Cairns/Indian and the Lee, but I don't know the newest Wygent. >I'd be interested in your views. Yes, the Ezee-Drone tenors and cane bass being a very common combination. That diminished a bit after several guys got the new longer Ezee-Drone bass. Funny - I played Cairns, Lee, and Ezee-Drone basses at Bethlehem last weekend. Started out with the Cairns. Great sound, but it started honking on the starts in the morning parade, so I couldn't play it in competition. I put in my Mark Lee bass, and it sounded fine but was tuning very low in the pin. This is because Mark Lee made it specially flat for my very sharp bass, but I had since gotten a brass sleeve put in the bottom joint to flatten it out, so the reed no longer suited the drone. Then I switched to Ezee bass (old style). It worked fine, but sounded a bit hollow compared to the others. Mark just sent me a new bass for my altered drone, and it works great. Newest Wygent -- the "DuaTone" -- is not out yet, but a diagram is on his website, http://www.wygent.com. Fascinating thing. He also has a "Synthe-Drone 2" on the way. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Hamilton -- ToneCzar@erols.com City of Washington Pipe Band http://toneczar.freeservers.com/ - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 13:19:13 -0400 From: Chris Hamilton Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Ross Canister Bags On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:27:46 -0700, "Iain Sherwood" wrote: >hard to say. They haven't really been around long enough to determine >morbidity. Pretty morbid when the clamp falls off the back during The Worlds ... hehehehehe Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Hamilton -- ToneCzar@erols.com City of Washington Pipe Band http://toneczar.freeservers.com/ - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:19:47 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Good posts from Sunnyboy In article <3W2K3.4147$iZ.5950@news21.bellglobal.com>, "Ron Bowen" wrote: > I will only be dragged kicking and screaming into this dung heap. Pat, > sorry, but Sunnyboy came up with this on his own. He was here long before I > arrived and apparently had several clashes with Lindapiper. Oh, my god! You mean John had an original thought. Will wonders never cease to exist. You're right. I should not have associated you so closely with him. I'll let everyone else make up their mind on that. You know only > too well that I enjoyed Lindapiper's caustic behavior, biting wit, and > uncommon intelligence. It does seem that you have stepped up into the void > created by her departure. But, then again, I guess you can't stay out of it either. Keep guessing, "Sherlock". > But then... why am I talking with you. You're not real. I remember Popeye saying something that I really liked. Here's a quote from Popeye. "I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam". Yuk, yuk, yuk. Pat Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:21:54 -0700 From: "Iain Sherwood" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Maintenance of Nickel Ferrules after the steel wool use a good grade silver polish and then wax them to keep from oxidising - it won't stop the tarnishing, but it will slow it down. IS Ron Bowen wrote in message news:r55K3.4184$iZ.6137@news21.bellglobal.com... > Glen, I use "0000" grade steel wool. Works great and doesn't scratch. > Ringo > Glenn Campbell wrote in message > news:U25K3.243$Jc.12797@sapphire.mtt.net... > > Does anyone know of anything good for polishing or sanding nickel ferrules > > to get that shine back? Mine have oxidized a bit over the 20 years that I > > have owned them and I'd like to restore them to as close to original as > > possible. I was told by a bagpipe manufacturer that a very fine emery > would > > would well but I thought I would throw this out to the group before I > looked > > at a solution. > > > > > > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:26:08 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: For the lady pipers in the newsgroup......... > hmmmmmmm....Bill..... I AM a lady piper. oops! You shoulda sent me a pic darlin... ;?)~ Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:30:58 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Bass drone problems > Hi everbody. >... >> When ever I try to blow it, the reed goes >> too far down my mouth and it makes me gag. Don't you guys smell a jokester at work here? Another Kieffer, just like the G-man post too. Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:32:03 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Useless, but interesting, NG stats In article , "Iain Sherwood" wrote: > interesting to see that the greatest number of posts was put up by the > individual with the least experience or positive input - and the one who > makes the most wisecracks and puerile insults. Pray tell, Iain. Please explain the scientific methodology you applied in coming up with this most hazardous theory. Pat Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:32:30 GMT From: Mark Szymanski Subject: (bagpipe) Re: TIPS OF THE DAY(no replies allowed) To respond to any tip, cut and paste and start new thread. (tipsters, always quote the above in your tip) insert tip here - ----------------------------------------------------------- To keep practice chanter reeds nice and dry while in storage try putting some of those silicone gel packages in with them. It keeps the hemp dry and dries out between the blades even with the storage case shut tight. Every once in a while(Once a month or so) open or take the gel package out so it can dry out too. It will work better that way. - ------------------------------------------------------------- end of tip To reply: cut and paste, then start new thread. > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:36:23 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: tip of the day >To prevent clogging your brain with mindless insulting drivel, put a block >on your email software for anything from Bagshite - or Bagpiip - or >SENDMEMORESPAM You poor baby! I really got to you huh? Remember you asked for it, now you cry like a lil baby. Enjoy your ulcer LOL! Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:37:59 +0100 From: Andrew Lee Hagen Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Bass drone gagging Hi, Try sticking your finger down your throat again and again, and try to develop a resistance to gagging. The last thing you want to do is blow chunks all over your drone reed - the enzymes in your vomit will eat away at the cane. It'll take a hell of a lot of Eau de toilette to cover that up... Practice every day, and wash your fingers first and stick them down your throat one at a time. You can even dip them in chocolate spread if you want! Eventually you will get used to sticking long cyllindrical objects down your throat - however humiliating it may seem to non-pipers. Sincerely, Andrew Hagen On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Hackergirl wrote: > Hi everbody. > > I have just one other problem. > > I see my teacher just once a month, > an I'm having problems with my > Bass Drone cutting off all the time. > > When ever I try to blow it, the reed goes > too far down my mouth and it makes me gag. > > Is there any other way to test my Bass reed. > > Thanks for your responces > > Christy > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:38:40 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: tip of the day In article , "Iain Sherwood" wrote: > Good tip, Peter! > > Here's another one: > To prevent clogging your brain with mindless insulting drivel, put a block > on your email software for anything from Bagshite - or Bagpiip - or > SENDMEMORESPAM - or whatever he/she/it calls him/her/itself these days. Your > colon will thank you.... > > IS Geez Iain. I tried that "block" you were talking about, but it got broken somehow. My software advisor says it was a "colonic explosion" generated from YOUR END of the connection. Pat Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:43:52 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Useless, but interesting, NG stats >interesting to see that the greatest number of posts was put up by the >individual with the least experience or positive input - and the one who >makes the most wisecracks and puerile insults. Your ignoring the fact,(and Bentley purposely picked that week to do this, ala his pal Mitchell) that it was an unusually busy week, and the majority of my posts are short. Where this guy got "the most insults" etc is a figment of his overactive imagination. Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:47:10 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) re: early Goshen results >If you want to crow about her accomplishments, do it by direct email, or No! I'm planning on 204 posts for this week, and since it's raining I may even shoot for 304, and I dare say most of them will be about you! I'll post any dam thing I want here. If your ignorant enough to keep reading too bad! You tell others to use their filters, but you don't! Read on!!! Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 17:47:38 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: early Goshen results >Oh, one more thing: what you originally posted was an early Goshen RESULT - >one place from one event. Right! If you want the rest, FO! Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 18:00:06 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Useless, but interesting, NG stats > Please explain the scientific methodology you applied >in coming up with this most hazardous theory. INDEED! There's many here that have less experience. Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:02:44 -0700 From: "Iain Sherwood" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: early Goshen results Ah, Willie, I suppose it's criminal of me to be able to yank your chain so easily - must be all those decadent brain cells of yours (not that there ever were too many to begin with). Take the blood pressure medication, breathe slowly, and turn off your machine...there now, isn't that better? "We must be cruel to be kind - it's the only way the retarded will ever learn." - -J. Murray Have a nice life. By yourself. And your English Grammar book. IS SENDMEMORESPAM wrote in message news:19991004134710.12920.00000570@ng-fx1.aol.com... > >If you want to crow about her accomplishments, do it by direct email, or > > No! I'm planning on 204 posts for this week, and since it's raining I may even > shoot for 304, and I dare say most of them will be about you! > I'll post any dam thing I want here. If your ignorant enough to keep reading > too bad! > You tell others to use their filters, but you don't! > Read on!!! > Bill > Mar a bha, mar a tha, > mar a bhitheas gu brath, > ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 18:23:32 GMT From: dicksondl@aol.com (DicksonDL) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Piping while being pregnant > > Years ago there was a band out of Ohio or Indiana - MacGregor, I think >- >with a female P/M. >She did an entire season pregnant.( Her band vest had a dormer ). Yes, that P/M was Mary McCoy of the former MacGregor Pipe Band from Massillon, Ohio. Does piping during pregnancy harm the unborn child? You be the judge. Her son later became a... a... a... DRUMMER! Duane L. Dickson - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 18:29:13 GMT From: Brian Counihan Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Maintenance of Nickel Ferrules In article , "Glenn Campbell" wrote: > Does anyone know of anything good for polishing or sanding nickel > ferrules to get that shine back? Mine have oxidized a bit over the 20 > years that I have owned them and I'd like to restore them to as close > to original as possible. I was told by a bagpipe manufacturer that a > very fine emery would would well but I thought I would throw this out >to the group before I looked at a solution. > > I used my dremel tool and some jewelers rouge. Worked real well and was done in almost no time. - -- Brian C. http://www.stcolumcille.com/ "If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose." - Deep Thought, Jack Handy Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 19:16:45 GMT From: "Ron Bowen" Subject: (bagpipe) Ringo's Bagpipe Contest O.K. crew, as a tactical distraction, I have concocted a little contest. On my website http://www3.sympatico.ca/ron_bowen you will find a little bagpipe identification contest. Post your answers here on this thread. First one that gets them all right wins one NRP "Out of the Mist" CD and an autographed copy of my Care and Maintenance book. One entry per NG member. No second chances. I will give hints along the way. Picture number 14 is tricky, but have a close look. Picture Number 12 is a killer. I hope to scan a bit better picture on the weekend. This contest is open to all, even you big guys lurking in the shadows. I ship anywhere so no excuses. If the contest closes on the 15th and nobody has gotten all of them right, I will take the first, highest number correctly identified and declare that person a winner. Judges decision is final. The contest will remain open until October 15 or earlier if some gets the right answers. I alone am allowed to call names, poke fingers into eye sockets, and kick crotches. The rest of you... behave. I've also posted most of my book on the site. I'll keep this up for a couple of weeks as well. Take a look and buy the book. That's my new motto. Any dealers who would like a free copy and wholesale prices, please email me off NG. Good luck and may the best person win! Ringo - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 19:31:39 GMT From: "Ron Bowen" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Good posts from Sunnyboy Quoting Popeye now? Pat, you're starting to worry me.... By the way, shouldn't that be, in your instance, "I ain't what I yam, and that's all that I yam?" No reply necessary. I'm not really here. Ringo oshpiper wrote in message news:7tanj4$a7n$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > In article <3W2K3.4147$iZ.5950@news21.bellglobal.com>, > "Ron Bowen" wrote: > > > I will only be dragged kicking and screaming into this dung heap. > Pat, > > sorry, but Sunnyboy came up with this on his own. He was here long > before I > > arrived and apparently had several clashes with Lindapiper. > > Oh, my god! You mean John had an original thought. Will wonders never > cease to exist. You're right. I should not have associated you so > closely with him. I'll let everyone else make up their mind on that. > > > You know > only > > too well that I enjoyed Lindapiper's caustic behavior, biting wit, and > > uncommon intelligence. It does seem that you have stepped up into the > void > > created by her departure. > > But, then again, I guess you can't stay out of it either. Keep > guessing, "Sherlock". > > > > But then... why am I talking with you. You're not real. > > I remember Popeye saying something that I really liked. Here's a quote > from Popeye. "I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam". Yuk, yuk, > yuk. > > Pat > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:48:44 +0100 From: "lsrapm" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Steady Blowing Paul Gretton wrote > > "Big Paddy" MacCrimmon will of course be turning in his grave if he reads this > (a surrealistic concept, admittedly). Perhaps he'll be thinking "Jings, ah wush we'd had > tha' stuff, tae!" Yes, I think he probably would! And a few years ago I probably would have thought it all pretty gimmicky too. But not now. Anything that makes them think more objectively about what they're doing has got to be good. It's so easy for any piper to fall into the trap of thinking he is better than he really is. I'm all in favour of any contraption, no matter how silly the idea might seem at first, that can give a piper impartial feedback as to his actual performance. And judging by the reaction in my band hall this last couple of weeks, they're all thoroughly enjoying it. And learning. Chris Eyre - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:51:58 +0100 From: "lsrapm" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Steady Blowing Chris Hamilton wrote > Funny - I played Cairns, Lee, and Ezee-Drone basses at Bethlehem last > weekend. Started out with the Cairns. Great sound, but it started > honking on the starts in the morning parade, so I couldn't play it in > competition. I put in my Mark Lee bass, and it sounded fine but was > tuning very low in the pin. This is because Mark Lee made it > specially flat for my very sharp bass, but I had since gotten a brass > sleeve put in the bottom joint to flatten it out, so the reed no > longer suited the drone. Then I switched to Ezee bass (old style). > It worked fine, but sounded a bit hollow compared to the others. > > Mark just sent me a new bass for my altered drone, and it works > great. Ah. That explains it. I was a bit puzzled, Chris, when you mentioned a week or so ago that you had to take out Mark Lee's bass drone because it wasn't behaving. I've never experienced anything as steady or reliable - (with the possible exception of Frank MacCabe's aluminium tongue cane reeds, which I had been using for 12 months' previously). I've recently fitted a set of Mark's into a friend's pipes and he is also very impressed with them, and particularly with the tone he's now getting on the bass. Chris Eyre - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: 04 Oct 1999 18:41:05 GMT From: bagpiip@aol.com (SENDMEMORESPAM) Subject: (bagpipe) Re: PERFUME IN THE PIPE BAG ???? >A very usefull answer. Thank you very much. Moron > > That was highly uncalled for! Out of all the guys to call a moron, why him? He's one of the few here who haven't lost their temper, swore, threatened people, and I can't recall even a small flame from him. He even helps adult beginners!!! and treats everyone with equal respect, and is one of the smarter guys here, so why him? Bill Mar a bha, mar a tha, mar a bhitheas gu brath, ri tra'ghadh's ri lionadh. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 16:05:05 -0400 From: Ed Via Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Maintenance of Nickel Ferrules I wipe mine down with a "jeweler's" cloth when I'm done playing. Takes just a couple minutes but keeps 'em beautiful looking and keeps any oxidation/tarnish from starting. The kind I use is made by Conoisseur (sp?), and is available at most jewelry shops that sell silver. The cloth is impregnated with something, and lasts about a year with constant use. Last one cost me like $7.95. Iain Sherwood wrote: > > after the steel wool use a good grade silver polish and then wax them to > keep from oxidising - it won't stop the tarnishing, but it will slow it > down. > > IS > Ron Bowen wrote in message > news:r55K3.4184$iZ.6137@news21.bellglobal.com... > > Glen, I use "0000" grade steel wool. Works great and doesn't scratch. > > Ringo > > Glenn Campbell wrote in message > > news:U25K3.243$Jc.12797@sapphire.mtt.net... > > > Does anyone know of anything good for polishing or sanding nickel > ferrules > > > to get that shine back? Mine have oxidized a bit over the 20 years that > I > > > have owned them and I'd like to restore them to as close to original as > > > possible. I was told by a bagpipe manufacturer that a very fine emery > > would > > > would well but I thought I would throw this out to the group before I > > looked > > > at a solution. > > > > > > > > > > - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 20:36:28 GMT From: "Ron Bowen" Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Ringo's Bagpipe Contest I can only accept one answer per bagpipe, Dave. Sorry about the quality of some of the pictures. Can't say more here without giving away too much. Thanks for being the first one to respond. Ringo madman wrote in message news:37F90F9A.313C@hotmail.com... > 1-Lawrie > 2-Shepherd > 3-Lawrie > 4-Hardie-Henderson > 5-Gillanders or Kintail > 6-Lawrie > 7-Could be Glen or MacDougall > 8-Could be either Sinclair or Tweedie > 9-Shepherd > 10-Kintail? > 11-Unequivocably Robertson > 12-MacDonald(Old,thats for sure) > 13-Naill > 14-All Sinclair > > The pictures were REALLY Blurry,and obscured a lot of the finer > distinguishing factors. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 21:00:53 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Advice for wannabe hotshots like myself In article <939058003.575855@news.vaxxine.com>, "JOHN MITCHELL" wrote: > ...They shouldn't have too, once your pipes are setup, then you shouldn't > have to fuck with them, all that is required is tuning the drones. > Tuning drones requires no technical knowledge, quite often in the > top grade bands, players are not allowed to set thier own pipes. > It's usually done by the setup guy, who is not necessarily the PM Not bad John. Not bad. > > > 3. You're the one who has to make the decisions > > Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! Right, Right, Right, Right! > It's your job to check out the background of your instructor, > if your second guessing them, because you think they don't know > their stuff, then find a new instructor. Especially if they won't answer your questions and try to shove their ideas down your throat. But, not because of a simple disagreement. Normal people know that there are differing opinons and usually agree to disagree. Kinda like the difference between solo and band playing. > A good instructor will lead you down a path that you might not like > or understand, but they know 1000% more about the instrument > than you do, so listen to them, don't second guess them. Very seldom is this warranted and the rest is poppy cock. > > > want to keep improving, you've got to keep yourself out of your comfort > > > zone. As soon as you don't feel pressure to play better than you do at > > > a contest, you're going to plateau, and you'll probably end up staying > > > in that grade forever. > > Good point, there's no such thing as a champion grade 2,3,4 and 5 player. > > When you hit grade one, then you get recognition, and when you finally > start winning prizes at the open level, that's when people say > that your a player. Really, John? Oh, I see how it works. Hey, you're right I recognize that guy over there. Oh, no! No I can't! I won't! He's only a Grade II player. I don't want to know him! Snobery at its finest. Pat Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 21:10:33 GMT From: oshpiper Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Adult Learners In article <939058000.343821@news.vaxxine.com>, "JOHN MITCHELL" wrote: > What I have provided was an insight of just how most players think. > If they hear rubbish playing by an adult, and realize their just an > adult learner. that makes it OK in some sense. that's why > the grade system was invented. The higher you go, the less you suck. > > I've also heard alot of grade1 bands that suck too, but what it all comes > down to, is how much work are you prepared to put in to excel at this game. > > I know that's an inadvertent way to look at this subject, > but with any other kind of instrument, the good players > would just say, "that guy Sucks!" You are definitely not an optimistic person. > It's tough to comprehend, but that's the reality of the piping world. > There is very little mercy shown here, and there is no tolerance > for bad playing or poorly setup pipes! > > I didn't invent this attitude, it was here when I started playing > 30 years ago, when us kids were listening to the top bands > and saying who we liked, and who sucked. > > John Mitchell Oh, and I didn't invent bogotry either. So we should just continue on course, eh? At least try to improve the situation. Don't add to it or compound the problem. Pat Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:23:04 -0400 From: Chris Hamilton Subject: (bagpipe) Re: Steady Blowing On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:51:58 +0100, "lsrapm" wrote: > >Chris Hamilton wrote > >> Funny - I played Cairns, Lee, and Ezee-Drone basses at Bethlehem last >> weekend. Started out with the Cairns. Great sound, but it started >> honking on the starts in the morning parade, so I couldn't play it in >> competition. I put in my Mark Lee bass, and it sounded fine but was >> tuning very low in the pin. This is because Mark Lee made it >> specially flat for my very sharp bass, but I had since gotten a brass >> sleeve put in the bottom joint to flatten it out, so the reed no >> longer suited the drone. Then I switched to Ezee bass (old style). >> It worked fine, but sounded a bit hollow compared to the others. >> >> Mark just sent me a new bass for my altered drone, and it works >> great. > >Ah. That explains it. I was a bit puzzled, Chris, when you mentioned a week >or so ago that you had to take out Mark Lee's bass drone because it wasn't >behaving. I've never experienced anything as steady or reliable - (with the >possible exception of Frank MacCabe's aluminium tongue cane reeds, which I >had been using for 12 months' previously). I've recently fitted a set of >Mark's into a friend's pipes and he is also very impressed with them, and >particularly with the tone he's now getting on the bass. Yeah, the new bass Mark sent me is really deep and has really sold me on these reeds. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Hamilton -- ToneCzar@erols.com City of Washington Pipe Band http://toneczar.freeservers.com/ - - To unsubscribe to bagpipe, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe bagpipe" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. 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