"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Feb 13, 4:36?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:15:29 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with these out on the boat
next summer. I like to do "colors" at sundown, and blow taps on the
shuttle pipe. That manages to annoy everybody for 30-40 yards around.
With a great highland pipe, I will be heard for about half a mile in
all directions. :-)

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I've always wanted to
learn how to play the pipes.

If only for the annoyance factor. ?:)

Good news. There are only nine notes on the chanter.
However, between grace notes (sort of like 256th notes, or the
percussive "pop" on a Hammond organ) and a host of tricky little
moves with marvelously strange celtic names- getting around those nine
notes properly and precisely takes about seven years for the average
person to do at a semi-accomplished level.

In the beginning, having prior experience reading music is a
detriment.
In bagpipe notation the long notes are presumed to be longer than
written and the short notes shorter.

It also takes some adjustment to the non-Western scale. Low "A" on the
bagpipe is where most people would listen for B flat, or even B.
Beyond that, the scale is something like a major scale but with an
augmented fourth and a diminished seventh. Its sort of a combination
of an Aabic scale and scales used in Europe druing the Middle Ages.

One of these days I'm going to try the organ solo from "Light My Fire"
on the bagpipe. Will have to work around the range a bit, but
particularly the middle part of the long version (the bit where all
the solos are based on a repetitive A minor and B minor progression)
that uses almost the same Arabic motif that would sound super on the
GHP.


I want to hear it.

Eisboch

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

It also takes some adjustment to the non-Western scale. Low "A" on the
bagpipe is where most people would listen for B flat, or even B.
Beyond that, the scale is something like a major scale but with an
augmented fourth and a diminished seventh. Its sort of a combination
of an Aabic scale and scales used in Europe druing the Middle Ages.

I just looked at the scale and it does seem to have an Arabic feel to
it with the low g/a, high g/a combination. Kind of lilke a C major
scale with a half-whole-augmented kind of deal.

One of these days I'm going to try the organ solo from "Light My Fire"
on the bagpipe.

I'd be really impressed if you did the 13 minute organ solo from
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". :)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

It also takes some adjustment to the non-Western scale. Low "A" on the
bagpipe is where most people would listen for B flat, or even B.
Beyond that, the scale is something like a major scale but with an
augmented fourth and a diminished seventh. Its sort of a combination
of an Aabic scale and scales used in Europe druing the Middle Ages.

I just looked at the scale and it does seem to have an Arabic feel to
it with the low g/a, high g/a combination. Kind of lilke a C major
scale with a half-whole-augmented kind of deal.

One of these days I'm going to try the organ solo from "Light My Fire"
on the bagpipe.

I'd be really impressed if you did the 13 minute organ solo from
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". :)


OMG! My favorite song from years past.

Eisboch

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

It also takes some adjustment to the non-Western scale. Low "A" on the
bagpipe is where most people would listen for B flat, or even B.
Beyond that, the scale is something like a major scale but with an
augmented fourth and a diminished seventh. Its sort of a combination
of an Aabic scale and scales used in Europe druing the Middle Ages.

I just looked at the scale and it does seem to have an Arabic feel to
it with the low g/a, high g/a combination. Kind of lilke a C major
scale with a half-whole-augmented kind of deal.



One of the electronic keyboards I have allows you to tune it to various
piano temperaments.
It's really interesting to try playing contemporary music in some of the
historical settings.

http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/

Eisboch

On Feb 13, 6:36*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:15:29 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with these out on the boat
next summer. I like to do "colors" at sundown, and blow taps on the
shuttle pipe. That manages to annoy everybody for 30-40 yards around.
With a great highland pipe, I will be heard for about half a mile in
all directions. :-)

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I've always wanted to
learn how to play the pipes.

If only for the annoyance factor. *:)

Put a Oboe reed on a hose , then attach the other end to an upright
vacuum cleaner bag.

That'll tell you if you're good enough for the Pipes!

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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You only live once.

I'm ready to upgrade from my practice chanter and the "shuttle pipe"
I've been learning to play. Ready to buy my next musical instrument.
Lusting after #5, but with the GBP at $1.96 I may settle for something
less elaborate. :-) The maker of these pipes is acknowledged as one of
the world's foremost masters of the craft.


http://www.hendersonreedmakers.com/pages/bagpipes.htm


I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with these out on the boat
next summer. I like to do "colors" at sundown, and blow taps on the
shuttle pipe. That manages to annoy everybody for 30-40 yards around.
With a great highland pipe, I will be heard for about half a mile in
all directions. :-)

For rather obvious reasons, morning colors (0800) are made without
benefit of music.


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I give you a lot of credit. Bags are not something many lust to learn.
But, they *do* have a certain appeal in certain ceremonial occasions.

Maybe I've been shortsighted. Mrs.E. puts up with my amateur capabilities
on keyboards, piano, sax, trumpet, trombone, guitars, banjo and mandolin
(which she bought me), but I've never tried the bags. Might produce some
powerful negotiating power when discussing giving up music versus horse
hobbies ! :-)

Eisboch

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:58:17 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Maybe I've been shortsighted. Mrs.E. puts up with my amateur capabilities
on keyboards, piano, sax, trumpet, trombone, guitars, banjo and mandolin
(which she bought me), but I've never tried the bags. Might produce some
powerful negotiating power when discussing giving up music versus horse
hobbies ! :-)

Now you are thinking. :)

On Feb 13, 6:58*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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You only live once.

I'm ready to upgrade from my practice chanter and the "shuttle pipe"
I've been learning to play. Ready to buy my next musical instrument.
Lusting after #5, but with the GBP at $1.96 I may settle for something
less elaborate. :-) The maker of these pipes is acknowledged as one of
the world's foremost masters of the craft.

http://www.hendersonreedmakers.com/pages/bagpipes.htm

I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun with these out on the boat
next summer. I like to do "colors" at sundown, and blow taps on the
shuttle pipe. That manages to annoy everybody for 30-40 yards around.
With a great highland pipe, I will be heard for about half a mile in
all directions. :-)

For rather obvious reasons, morning colors (0800) are made without
benefit of music.

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I give you a lot of credit. *Bags are not something many lust to learn.
But, they *do* have a certain appeal in certain ceremonial occasions.

Maybe I've been shortsighted. * Mrs.E. puts up with my amateur capabilities
on keyboards, piano, sax, trumpet, trombone, guitars, banjo and mandolin
(which she bought me), but I've never tried the bags. * *Might produce some
powerful negotiating power when discussing giving up music versus horse
hobbies ! * *:-)

Eisboch

Why dink with a vaccum cleaner bag when you can go with a muffler
pipe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g592...eature=related

On Feb 13, 6:59*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Mid winter boredom setting in, so I've been getting back into the guitars.
I "self" taught myself and learned a bunch of bad habits, so I got some DVD
instructional videos and have been practicing and trying to correct some of
my *long established bad techniques. * I've finally mastered "Lying Eyes",
doing both the chord progressions and riffs on a Taylor acoustic/electric.
Even Mrs. E. is impressed.

Very good, and kudos!

But, yesterday I visited our local "Music Unlimited" store. *They sell both
new, used and consignment instruments.
One consignment guitar caught my eye. *It was the Eric Clapton model of a
Fender Stratocaster. * I resisted at first, went home, then said "screw it"
and went back and bought it. *It's in perfect, like-new condition.

What nice guitar! * I love it. *The pickups are so hot that you have to turn
the gain on the amp down to about half that used for the other electrics I
have, including the Les Paul Gibson. * And it has that very characteristic
Clapton sound.

Yep, I like my strat, it's a very unique sound, but then so is the
mellower Les Paul.