On Wed 2038-Apr-21 13:46, Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) wrote to James Bradley:

AH>           Well, says the clarinet player with a dictionary in her
AH> purse, let me tell you about bagpipes!  There are several
AH> varieties... but the bagpipes which are probably most familiar to
AH> most people are the Scottish war pipes.  They can sound great from
AH> half a mile or so away.  While they are inspiring to some they do
AH> strike fear into the hearts of others, especially in close
AH> proximity. 

And, as this old audio engineer, bass man and keyboard
player learned years ago, bagpipes were meant to do just
that, especially the "war pipes" mentioned.
THey were designed as munitions.

Bag pipes, and some opera singers were not something taken
into consideration when most modenr recording facilities
were built.  Tried recording both in the average studio.

AT one in st. Louis where I worked we had trouble even in
our big live room recording a pipe band.  I think they
finally did that project in a high school gym .

And, in the tradition of this thread of musician jokes ...

What do you call a trombone player with a pager?

An optimist.

What do you call a guitar player without a girlfriend?

HOmeless.


Regards,
           Richard
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+