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Aye, that's done it. Many thanks!

I recently got myself a half set to start out with, and it worked great right off. But now my middle drone won't play. I checked it over and couldn't find what might be wrong. Someone help please!

Seems we pipers are a bit of an unpopular bunch.

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My problems with piping are still the same from before; some kind of weird nerve/circulation problem in my neck or shoulders. You might have an extra muscle in your neck that's pinching the nerve. It's not a common problem, but my mum had it and we suspect I might as well. If you do have it, you ca...

Speaking of references to "tone colour", do any of you have synesthesia? Yep. :D Thought I was crazy 'til I someone talked about it in another topic somewhere around here... Psychology of Keys or some such. Thursday is pink, with a bit of orange. A good site for any synnies or people inte...

I'll just say...there's a reason for the name I chose here...

The usual sort of dream, the kind you might have at night, is brionglóid or taibhreamh (either works just fine).

Now how do ye pronounce those?

The composer Amy Beach heard keys in color. She had perfect pitch and discovered that various colors corresponded with certain keys in her mind.

Good to know I'm not alone in my insanity... That particular one anyways...

Two words: Argyle socks.

I haven't laughed so hard in a while...

What's the thong thing about? I don't get it...

I can also cup my hands and put my thumbs together and blow to make a cool hooting kind of whistle.

I can do that! If you fan your outer hand a bit you can make a loon call.

Peter Pepper picked a peck of pickled pipers...

I suppose you could just say 'a plurality of pipers'!

"The goose that stood on my mother's bottom lip to hang the curtains on St. Patrick's day"

My whistle sounds a little better when I vent the high D, so I try to do it most of the time, but on some tunes it's practically impossible. If I'm playing fast the difference isn't noticeable.