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Surprisingly R^2 was slight worse without the first data point (0.968) than with it in (0.983). With the early figure in A452 =1922. Without the earliest...

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Calum,
I originally did a line of best fit assuming a straight line, but the R^2 value wasn't great so I took it out. Don't think there are enough...

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Right now I think all the popular band chanters will be a fair bit sharper, and the popular solo chanters will be a little bit sharper.
The last...

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Maybe there's a gap in the market for telescopically adjustable stock extenders...

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If the longer bass drone stocks work better for the tenor drones, then presumably even longer stock would also work better for the bass drone too. In...

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As others have said, tone enhancers are not the same as drone valves. My impression is that Shepherd tone enhancers are a saving grace if you're using...

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How high has has chanter pitch climbed by 10191 AD?
If it follows the trend of last 50 years it might be outside of human hearing range, hence the...

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My first set were given to me by my Dad, who I think got them from a cousin's husband who found them in a house clearance many years before that. Unknown...

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Wet and dry blowers : It's not just spittle. How hard the reeds you're blowing are is also a factor. Hard to blow = more air going though the instrument...

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Re: Changing birl style

Further clarification : It's possible to infer from my previous post that I'm advocating use of the up-down birl....

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Re: Changing birl style

Mac,

I haven't explained that very well. My contention is that the up-down birl involves less dexterity...

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Re: Changing birl style

Kudos to anyone who manages to change their birl style.
I've always done up-down despite 2 different tutors...

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Re: Canmore hybrid bag - opinions?

I went to an extended medium Canmore hybrid from a large Bannatyne hybrid a couple of years ago. In...

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Re: What IYO is the best piobaireachd teaching package or book

Another vote for Jim McGillivray's book. The way he logically breaks down...

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Re: "Phase locking" drones

Jon
To what (if any) extent is the length of the 'tuned' stock dependent on the size...