Robbie said:

>[ Scottish Country Dancing is also a descendant of the French
>[ court-dances, and likewise employs complex steps.  It is not a
>[ folk dance, being highly structured, although the accompanying
>[ music is Scottish folk music.  It would be lovely to hear the
>[ music performed on a sweet organ accompanying the dancers.

Another coincidence -- at a Player Piano Group meeting last weekend we
had a brainstorming session on the design of a possible roll-operated
bagpipe.  One objection was that the "drone" -- the double-note chord held
throughout the piece -- would cause the roll to split lengthwise.

I suggested this could be solved by using Welte-style "lock-and-cancel"
perforations!  We also thought that Irish (elbow bellows) rather than
Scottish (lungs) drive mode was preferable.

Dan Wilson

 [ And I thought the _Tanzbar player accordion_ was unwieldy!  As I
 [ imagine a roll controlling the chanter I can't help but think of the
 [ QRS Play-a-Sax! ... But why control the drones from the music roll if
 [ they never shut off?   -- Robbie