Forum: Music
01-22-2019, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Where the Beat Falls on High G Doubling
I've always contended that high A and high G doublings are more properly "throws" than standard doublings like F, E, D, C and B. They are much more like a D throw and I would put the beat at the end...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
11-26-2018, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,390
Re: Modern Brakes on Tempo
Tempos continue to adjust downward even in recent decades. In the 1970s-early 80s, top soloists were usually playing competition marches at 70-72 bpm. Today 64-68 is the norm. Strathspeys at that...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
11-08-2018, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 515
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Forum: Music
11-04-2018, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 785
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
11-02-2018, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,049
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
11-02-2018, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,049
Inverness pipers 1894 pic
Don't want to be accused of cross-posting, but I just posted about my new website in the Industry News below, and realized that a never-before-published picture on my new homepage might be of...
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Forum: Industry News
11-02-2018, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 514
New McGillivray Piping website is up
Hey Folks:
New website is up with an expanded product line. Vintage pipes are still there, as is the archive. Under 'Specials' you'll find other vintage items, including collectible music...
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Forum: Webmaster & Software
10-16-2018, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 616
Re: Sibelius and Universal Piper
Can you be a bit more specific about what Reaper is called? When Google "Reaper" I can about a billion hits, none of which has anything to do with sound.....
Thanks,
Jim
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Forum: Webmaster & Software
10-15-2018, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 616
Sibelius and Universal Piper
Hey Folks:
I want to use the Sibelius playback more effectively. I use the plugins to put all the technique on the beat, and I've installed Universal Piper to get a better bagpipe sound. But I...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
10-13-2018, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,661
Re: Practice Chanters - tuned to A or Bb?
My school band does a spring concert each year and a couple of times we've done a practice chanter number with half a dozen pipers and it has always gone over very well. A good concert requires...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
10-12-2018, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,661
Re: Practice Chanters - tuned to A or Bb?
No matter what pitch your practice chanter is at, I vehemently disagree with the idea that we shouldn't worry if it's "not in tune" because it's not a performance instrument. With apologies for any...
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Forum: Beer Tent
08-31-2018, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 8,005
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
08-02-2018, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,394
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Forum: Music
04-14-2018, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 411
New G. S. McLennan March
Folks frequenting this 'Music' forum might be interested in this article if you haven't already seen it:
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Forum: Piobaireachd
04-13-2018, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,249
Re: David Glen Edinburgh Collection
David Glen was a huge figure, not only as a pipemaker, but as a compiler. Many great players, including John MacDonald of Inverness, considered his piobaireachd collection the most significant...
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Forum: Adult Pipers
03-29-2018, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,759
Re: Trigger finger surgery
I had a bout of trigger finger on my right hand F-you digit a year or so ago. Flared up particularly when I played Northumbrian smallpipes. Cortisone shot took care of that.
About two months ago...
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
03-04-2018, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,047
Re: Pipers in the old days
I saw this one posted above two. I don't recall who the other pipers are, but the man sitting in the chair is Archibald Campbell of Kilberry fame.
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Forum: History, Tradition, Heritage
03-04-2018, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,047
Re: Pipers in the old days
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This is clearly William Ross, Queen's Piper from the death of Angus Mackay until his own death in 1898. He was a major piping figure, for more than just being Queen Victoria's piper. He was a...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-20-2018, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 14,689
Re: Synthetic Chanter Reed
It's quite possible that about 400 posts ago in this bizarre thread I might have actually written something pretty similar to that....
JM
PS: Maybe even probable.
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-13-2018, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 14,689
Re: Synthetic Chanter Reed
I'm the reed consultant/distributor for bagpipe reeds for Légère. But there are no bagpipe reeds for sale yet. All initial retail sales and all trade sales and distribution will be done between...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-10-2018, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,206
Re: Old Hendersons, drone suggestions
It took a long time for me to learn this, but as a general rule, when you're not happy with your drones, focus on the bass. There are lots of great reeds out there today, and it's never been easier...
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-05-2018, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 14,689
Re: Synthetic Chanter Reed
The concept comes obviously from the oboe, though I believe oboe reeds use cork rather than o-rings.
From our end, we also wanted an insertion principle that puts every reed in the exact same...
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Forum: Webmaster & Software
02-02-2018, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 844
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-01-2018, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 14,689
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Forum: Technique & Instrument
02-01-2018, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 176
Views: 14,689
Re: Synthetic Chanter Reed
Patrick: Read my email above about the tests Willie McCallum and I did on the warming of reeds and chanters.
Having said that, even with cane reeds, the fact that a cane reed has to warm up is...
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