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Player Bagpipe
By Dan Wilson

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


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