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. :)

"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 20:17:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:30:11 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyl...&search=t rue

That's awesome. Thanks!
I can dream, can't I?

The guy doing the "Bar Blues" is playing the same Gibson I have (or very
similar), but I can't play quite like that.
The Gibson sounds best on a big old Messa Boogie tube amp that I picked up
a
couple of years ago.
The reverb unit is bad, so I don't use it much anymore. I should get it
fixed.

Is it one of the spring jobbies?

Yup. One or both of the transformers at the ends are (is) bad. I checked
on having it fixed, and it's no problem. I just haven't bothered hauling it
down to the music joint.

I was going to say that.

Kewl beans.

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!

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:35:52 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


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/

Very interesting.

One of the high school music teachers is a lute player and has a
collection of different lutes - most custom made replicas - of
different lutes.

The strange thing is they are all tuned differently.

On Feb 13, 6:56*pm, "John Q. Public" wrote:
In , Eisboch is
alleged to have said:

This is the exact model:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...on_cardiff.jpg

Blackie rules.

But "Brownie" was the money grabber

http://www.whereseric.com/ecfaq/guit...ter-layla.html

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

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You can just buy a replacement tank and it will cost less than the repair
bill.
Try Ebay. Search for "reverb tank". I'm pretty sure the ones Mesa uses
are made
by accutronic. Also used in Fenders. You can probably find one for less
than $50
including shipping.



I'll check around, thanks! I am not a big Ebay fan, but I'll check it out.

Eisboch

On Feb 13, 8:34*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
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You can just buy a replacement tank and it will cost less than the repair
bill.
Try Ebay. Search for "reverb tank". *I'm pretty sure the ones Mesa uses
are made
by accutronic. Also used in Fenders. You can probably find one for less
than $50
including shipping.

I'll check around, thanks! * I am not a big Ebay fan, but I'll check it out.

Eisboch

I was going to say that there's not much to go wrong with a "tank"
itself. about the only thing that can go bad is if coils break which
is highly improbable.

Even so, and if that be the case, Richard. You could probably fix it
yourself.

Sounds more electronic to me...