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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000046.txt from 2004/05

From: Jennifer I.Paull <info@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Bagpipes, calling a spade a spade.
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 11:05:10 -0400

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On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 03:58 pm, Philip McKenzie wrote:

> Jennifer et al.:
>
> You must speak German, as do many of our listees. Is it der, die, or =20=

> das
> bagpipes? If 'das bagpipes' then they've already been neutered.
>
> p
>
>

A most erudite remark. In my dictionary there are 2 possibilities.

1. Sachpfeife, which is feminine (as in old bag?)
2. Dudlesack, which is masculine (as in old dud?)

As usual, this leaves us in a eschewing of obfuscation.

It was Matthew who raised this point. I was simply addressing the
friendly bombard without the reed knife and malicious intent. His
was the thought a propos the bagpipe (with octopus pre-thought
from Janie)

Matthew, how is your etymology?

I fear this leads us to deep, murky waters and hence, back to
J. Cage noch mals. He is such a useful composer.

To make matters worse, the French go in for musettes de cour
and there one gets totally confused as we now call a musette a
musette - although manufacturers insist in producing it in Eb or
F (uphill for those of use who try to make a contemporary repertoire
and must so do in 2 keys)

.. MUSETTE de COUR France. two chanters and four drones, all with =20
cylindrical bores
and double-bladed reeds; the four drones are comprised of four seperate =20=

folded ...
www.hotpipes.com/pipe0025.html - Similar=A0pages

Cylindrically boring stuff, but not a word about neutrality!

Jennifer :-)

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Jennifer I. Paull, Ph.D.
President
Amoris International
http://www.amoris.com
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