Egyptian Bagpipes

[Huzzah]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/swish2u25/egyptpipes.jpg

Thought this was share-worthy. It's on the front of the BBC news.

Do we know any of these guys?

[DoogieG]

Nice tuning!!!! They must be flatter than the proverbial pancake!

[Itchyknee]

I saw this picture in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. Judging by the colour of the immitation Ivory, I'd say his pipes are getting on a bit. He maybe needs some new tongues in his drone reeds.

[Ken Law]

Is he even playing with the drones?

[Richard Strayer]

Originally posted by Huzzah:
Do we know any of these guys? Hey, isn't that the King Tut Memorial Pipes & Drums?!

[m2piper]

There was an Eygyptian army band at Edinburgh Tattoo some years ago (military plus pipes/drums), kitted out similar to this. Not sure if drones actually worked though!! Quite a swagger in their marching too - hard to keep pipes on your shoulder I would think. Chanter pitch was a bit off to the western ear, but I think probably comfortable to those attuned to some styles of middle eastern music.

just different - not wrong :wink:

[DoogieG]

No...just WRONG!!! :thumb:

[Huzzah]

Originally posted by Richard Strayer:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Originally posted by Huzzah:
<span style="font-weight: bold">Do we know any of these guys? Hey, isn't that the King Tut Memorial Pipes &amp; Drums?! </span></div></div>ahhhhahahaha...
that IS a joke right? :eek:

[m2piper]

Doogie - I didn't say I liked it, just that they were different - tuned to their ear.

I still wanted someone to jump out and tune drones/chanter etc - it grated something awful!! :bleh:

[DoogieG]

Originally posted by Mark Mc:
Doogie - I didn't say I liked it, just that they were different - tuned to their ear.

I still wanted someone to jump out and tune drones/chanter etc - it grated something awful!! :bleh: I know mate!!! :thumb:

[3D Piper]

Originally posted by DoogieG:
Nice tuning!!!! They must be flatter than the proverbial pancake!If the drones are all the way in, they would be WAY sharp (not flat)!

-Matthew

[DoogieG]

By the time the drones get to that state of tuning they are actually neither sharp nor flat....just erm.......Egyptian!!

And I meant the chanter. Ive heard these guys before and they have an incredibly flat bottom hand and a high pitched top hand....does not really meet in the middle!!?

When you are trying to coax snakes out of baskets thats the sound you need!!

[Colonel644]

Originally posted by DoogieG:
When you are trying to coax snakes out of baskets thats the sound you need!! hhhmmmm a new march " Salute to my Cobra, Fluffy ", I think that has a nice ring to it.

[DoogieG]

Originally posted by Colonel644:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Originally posted by DoogieG:
<span style="font-weight: bold"> When you are trying to coax snakes out of baskets thats the sound you need!! hhhmmmm a new march " Salute to my Cobra, Fluffy ", I think that has a nice ring to it. </span></div></div>Fluffy the cobra!!! :D :D :D

How about The Snake in the Basket as a jig??