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I see nothing wrong with Dunbars. The negative opinions are regarding the Dunbar Poly's. Delrin, "polypenco" or whichever it is now. And with those, there is nothing wrong. Many GHB pipers start with Dunbar Poly then step up to blackwood later one...AND hold on to the Dunbar Poly's as a ba...

Im a GHB piper with an eye towards the Up's.. Forgive me if I had the wrong idea altogether.... It was my *impression* that a "practice chanter" for you lot, is an Irish Whistle. Not the $10 things at the music store.. but a good medium end , well made whistle that is priced more than Fidd...

:wink: You might consider a "no plumbers crack" sealed back. Like this http://www.allmannerofcoverage.com/images/sealedback6.jpg YES.. thats a Sponge Bob on a leather GHB cover. NO I am not trying to sell anything. I have for the most part given up on making bag covers for sale. :boggle: A...

http://www.smallparts.com Smallparts.com has an excelent selection of "telescoping" tubing. It is precsision tubing. One of these times I plan to make a GHB conical bore chanter with the stuff... I havenet heard of it being done.. But I see no good reason why you couldnt *try* making a dr...

MAny people that think they have cane actually have Pampas Grass. Same goes with Bamboo.. lots of people think they have bamboo, and its just pampas grass. I argued with the owner of a Chinese resturaunt about her "bamboo", she probably still thinks she has bamboo... :boggle: The stuff flo...

I am trying to come up with regalia to wear when I play on stage with a step dance school. My problems are that I want to look distinctly Irish and I am a woman. Any ideas? :D Wear one of those getups that Enya wears on her albumn covers. Or you could go for the Sinnead O'Conner look.. maybe its be...

but I think there's one in Colorado as well.

I believe its the Balmoral School. I think Alex MacKintosh, PM for the Colorado Irish is still involved with putting together the summer school.

Which Rural Colorado town is it?? I might know a local Piper in that area, possibly even a decent one.

Here's what I use, supports just intonation and setting the scale root: http://www.petersontuners.com/products/modelvsam/index.cfm Its the perfect, abeit a bit pricey, solution to all your tuning troubles... LOL have you ever bumped the selector switch when calibrating, and ended up calibrating in ...

So far, the Bush vs Kerry campaign is only figuratively a bare-knuckle brawl. :D In Leadville Colorado they still get into the spirit of things. Its not too uncommon for rival Mayoral candidates to cut down the other guys sign with a chainsaw. The guy who ran the Hotel we stayed at had a big campai...

Then why comment? To hopefully turn the discussion in a different direction. Indeed, the "girlie men" comment may not be politicly corrrect. I have serious doubts that it was meant to be homophobic, nor to offend anyone except for certain legislators holding up his budget. Would you reall...

What I want to know is: 1. What IS an economic Girlie Man? I didnt hear the speech or the context. .. it likely refers to any legislator that held up his budget from getting signed. Or perhaps it refers to those making wages so small, "weak kneed" and "girlish" that they did not...

Back to Snobbery.. I define a "Snob" as one who can make a few phone calls, and loosen up at least 1 Million USD$$$$$ in liquid spending cash. Thats the entry level. Anyone else who behaves snobbily, is merely a snob wannabe. Its that simple. Sometimes I think the annoyance of playing begi...

You might try stretching the chain out tight. As long as there is contact/ an electrical circuit ... it should work. This is the only way I can think of that they might use and be efficient on the time spent. :-? OTOH.. I know a few things about REMOVING anodization. I have had the misfortune of Doi...

I tried a Mini-Disc recorder a couple years ago, and after going through that.. I will not trust them again. First of all, their concern about Bootlegging recordings is adsurd.. and illogical. Fact #1 the Greatfull Dead doesnt play many shows anymore. Fact #2 Dead Heads are the only people who will ...

Thats a Sweet wee Death Trap Lorenzo..

I dont know why.. but the big, bad and "sick" monsters just dont take my fancy. My dream car right now is a Turbo Mini, I would have a life expectancy of exactly 2 weeks in that machine.