The Oban Times, 1 June, 1907 The Bagpipe Chanter Scale Salsburgh-by- Holytown, 27 May, 1907 Sir,–From a long study of Highland music of all kinds, vocal, bagpipe, etc., I was inclined to have a great respect for the musical abilities of the Gael of olden times. Why so many barbarous and foreign scales should in […]
Letters to the Press
Letters to the Press
OT: 25 May 1907 – J. MacLennan
The Oban Times, 25 May, 1907 6 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, 20 May, 1907 Sir,–I have to congratulate “H. S.” on his intelligent and well thought-out letter in “The Oban Times” of the 18th inst., and would only be too glad to propose him as a useful member of our committee, if he should be so […]
OT: 25 May 1907 – C.S. Thomason “The Bagpipe Chanter Scale”
The Oban Times, 25 May, 1907 THE BAGPIPE CHANTER SCALE 103 Warwick Road, Earls Court, London, S.W., 20 May, 1907 Sir,–I have not yet received any report of the committee elected at our meeting in Edinburgh on 14th April, but there are two letters in your issue of May 18th on the above subject, asking […]
OT: 18 May 1907 – H.S. [Simpson] “The Bagpipe Chanter Scale”
The Oban Times, 18 May, 1907 THE BAGPIPE CHANTER SCALE Huntly, N.B., 13 May, 1907 Sir,–In your issue of May 4th I read with more than interest the doings of the meeting held in the Royal Gymnasium Hall, Edinburgh, on April 17th by pipers, pipe-makers, and experts regarding the standard pitch problem. Those interested must […]
OT: 18 May 1907 – David Glen
The Oban Times, 18 May, 1907 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, 11 May, 1907 Sir,–Kylie Grammy space in which to give a few extract from the newly published book, “The Bagpipe,” by Dr. A. D. Fraser, which extracts, I consider, give good and timely advice to the experts who lately met in conference on the above […]
OT: 18 May 1907 – Charles Bannatyne
The Oban Times, 18 May, 1907 Salsburgh, by Holytown, 13 May, 1907 Sir,–The report of the meeting convened by General Thomason to consider the bagpipe scale, in your issue of 4th inst., gives an incomplete account of what I said at that conference. Here is what I said regarding the late Mr. Colin Brown and […]
OT: 4 May 1907 – “Meeting of the Experts” Report
The Oban Times, 4 May, 1907 THE BAGPIPE CHANTER SCALE STANDARD PITCH PROBLEM MEETING OF EXPERTS A meeting was held in the Royal Gymnasium Hall, Fettes Row, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the 17th April, of pipers, pipe makers, and all interested in piping matters to consider and discuss the chanter scale, with the object of attaining […]
OT: 2 March 1907 Charles Bannatyne “Angus Mackay’s Collection of Piobaireachd”
The Oban Times, 2 March, 1907 Angus Mackay’s Collection of Piobaireachd Salsburgh, by Holytown, 22 February, 1907 Sir,–Among the authentic MSS. in my possession are a number of piobaireachd taken down for the Highland Society of London from the dictation of Angus MacArthur; and a number taken down from the playing of John Mackay, the […]
OT: 19 January 1907 – Charles Bannatyne “The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter”
The Oban Times, 19 January, 1907 The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter Salsburgh, by Holytown 10 January, 1907 Sir,–Major-General Thomason, in his interesting third article on this subject, it appears to have someone altered his opinions with his figures. It seems as if some confusion lurked in his mind regarding absolute and relative pitches. […]
OT: 5 January 1907 – John MacPhedran “The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter”
5 January, 1907 The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter 66 Lambhill Street Glasgow, 27 December, 1906 Sir,–From what has appeared in your valuable paper re the above it would seem that there is some mystery about the chanter scale which cannot be solved, I may say that I see no mystery about it anymore […]
