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Eh, could be.

Not a huge deal, of course . . . but I think it just reflects the handmadeness of the whole thing.



Stuart

And it might just be the headjoint. My O/Nich barrell doesn't fit on my O/Pratt body.

So . . . the tuning slides match.

Stuart

Awwwww, come on!

That's like the #1 source of holier-than-thou posts, and the holier-than-thou posts are like the BEST!

I've price policed.

I'm not ashamed to admit it.



Stuart

It's interesting . . . I listened to the Pig Town set and they've managed to make it sound Karelian rhythmically. (cf. Värttinä) It probably just reflects the musical influences of the musicians, and I don't mean it to sound like as much of a criticism as it does, but I find it fascinating. And if I...

Yeah, as others have mentioned, there are a lot of things that go into why the US dollar is so weak right now. Don't you find it silly that we use the $ sign for so many currencies? $ used to be a U superimposed on the S. Maybe it's the ultimate in US domination. ;) The other things to think about a...

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Plus $1 handling fee.

Stuart

No, I've decided that as soon as the pipes arrive I'm pulling off all the keywork and melting it down for scrap.

Stuart

I wonder if we can make it a rule that no one get offended by proxy? If Pat Sky were to get offended by a reference on this thread to an entire other thread which, in fact, defends his integrity, how about we let him get offended and take some kind of action. I personally actually get offended by wh...

I think it was tongue-in-cheek . . . and no insult was intended.

You've obviously not read this thread, in which some uilleannhooligan claims Pat Sky sells practice sets for $3000.

Stuart

Something to remember any time we take an antibiotic.

Stuart

It's really easy to tell mammoth from elephant. Take a look here.

You can even tell in the fly picture above that the ivory is mammoth.

Stuart

No, Rory was just saying they looked "wrong."

Stuart

Oh, so the keywork on concert regs has to be ugly. Sorry.

Stuart

Huh?

Yes, I wonder if it's a Spanish fly?

And yes, it's a concert-pitch set.



Stuart