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Topic: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
noordung
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:53 am Subject: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
Thanks, Olle! I will come back when I'll have some results to share. |
Topic: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
noordung
Replies: 8
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:23 pm Subject: Re: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
I'm back to my saeckpipa attempts. I've never wondered that before till it got serious. But, is saeckpipa normally tuned in natural or modern equal temperament? May sound like a stupid question, ... |
Topic: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
noordung
Replies: 8
Views: 13670
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:52 am Subject: Re: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
I'll hit "submit" now only to discover I should have checked the date and this is three years old and you've gone on to play the accordion instead of pipes.
Ha ha... I play my accordion ... |
Topic: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
noordung
Replies: 8
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 10:56 am Subject: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
Thank you all for your kind answers and comments. I decided to make the mouthpiece of a separate piece of wood and treat it with linseed oil only. Just for a better feeling, I guess. Now, let's wait w ... |
Topic: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
noordung
Replies: 8
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:57 am Subject: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
Or using a bit of horn from moose, elk, cow or something similary on top 5 cm of the mouth pices.
Interesting solution, though it adds some complexity to the whole process of making. When I was ma ... |
Topic: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
noordung
Replies: 8
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:49 am Subject: Using turpentine on blow-pipes |
I see that turpentine-linsen oil bath is a common finish used for wooden parts. But I find turpentine quite irritating to skin and not really pleasant to inhale and it actually doesn't seem a good ide ... |
Topic: Tradition continuity |
noordung
Replies: 25
Views: 26137
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:06 am Subject: Re: Get your copy now... |
Thanks, Jan. Now we all know where and how to obtain a copy.
I've just received the book! Nice book! There's a lot of pictures in it and an English summary at the end. The pictures are nice, but.. ... |
Topic: Tradition continuity |
noordung
Replies: 25
Views: 26137
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:16 am Subject: Re: Reprinting Säckpipa i Norden |
I have been trying to contact the publisher regarding the book order in the past months several times, but got no reply whatsoever. I have to assume it is indeed out of print and unavailable. So, in c ... |
Topic: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
noordung
Replies: 8
Views: 13670
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:03 pm Subject: Re: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
I only heard that they make all chanters with a drilling master where each hole is marked. Then they just drill and make the read fit the pipes. As all pipes are (supposed to be) the same, the sho ... |
Topic: Automatic(!) bagpipe from 17th century |
noordung
Replies: 6
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:53 am Subject: Automatic(!) bagpipe from 17th century |
Interesting device, though it doesn't surprise me that it hasn't replaced the ordinary pipes in all that centuries... But why the bag? Doesn't that drum-like thing obviously already act as an air rese ... |
Topic: Tradition continuity |
noordung
Replies: 25
Views: 26137
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:18 pm Subject: Tradition continuity |
Tanks, Olle! I hope I'll find more of that kind of information in that book. But, oddly, I've written to the publisher the same day as you told me, but no response, yet. |
Topic: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
noordung
Replies: 8
Views: 13670
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:08 pm Subject: Making a chanter... and tuning it |
After some time, I've returned to my second attemp at making a chanter. O.k., I've drilled the bore, turned the chanter... no problem... and finaly came to drilling the finger holes. Of course, I see ... |
Topic: Tradition continuity |
noordung
Replies: 25
Views: 26137
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:37 pm Subject: Tradition continuity |
The topic of the evolution of the Säckpipa and it's history is of much interest to me (and Aaron started with some very essential questions above). After going for "Säckpipan i Norden" on Go ... |
Topic: Pictures of your pipes |
noordung
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:57 pm Subject: Pictures of your pipes |
Hello! I don't have much to show yet, as far as "säckpipas" are concerned. But I would like to share with you the images of my other instruments. Here are the photos of my Istrian bagpipe ca ... |
Topic: Presentation Thread |
noordung
Replies: 66
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Forum: Norden Sackpipa Association of the Americas (NSAA) Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:11 pm Subject: Re: Presentation Thread |
Hello to you all! I've just joined your forum and would like to introduce myself:
My name: Tomaž Furlan
Where I am: Slovenia, Europe
My main instrument: Diatonic button accordion
Other instrumen ... |
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