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[michael steinrok]

Practisin in da basemen,wha da heck wron wid him? He shud pla out in de open and blast ever one

[TechBear]

Practisin in da basemen,wha da heck wron wid him? He shud pla out in de open and blast ever one

The article mentioned that he had been chased away from CMU's famous music practice rooms by violinists and opera-singers-in-training because he kept drowning them out and they can't hear their own music. And he's not allowed to practice out on the green because the teachers can't get themselves heard. So... he practices in a basement.

Oh, and lest this thread spawns any more bagpipe jokes, the article also mentions that the earplugs are for good reason: pipes can get as loud as 120 decibles, the same as a loud chainsaw, or even louder; the plugs are so that he won't lose his hearing.

Then again, if I were learning to play the bagpipes, I don't think I would mind becoming a bit hard of hearing (at least, with regards to what other people said about pipers.)

[An t-Ileach]

The UK Houses of Parliament have old security rules that consider a sgian dhubh and dirk to be ceremonial wear, but bagpipes to be a weapon of war: you're not supposed to take pipes into the Palace of Westminster.

[Kilted KT]

The UK Houses of Parliament have old security rules that consider a sgian dhubh and dirk to be ceremonial wear, but bagpipes to be a weapon of war: you're not supposed to take pipes into the Palace of Westminster.

of course it is a weapon of war...have you ever heard the pipes played badly? A poorly-played set of pipes can kill a whole room full of people with only a few notes!

as an aside, it is also said that poorly played bagpipes has on occasion provoked wild moose into thinking it is mating season. Be warned.

[An t-Ileach]

Ah, fortunately there aren't too many moose in London, eh?

[GlassMan]

of course it is a weapon of war...have you ever heard the pipes played badly? A poorly-played set of pipes can kill a whole room full of people with only a few notes!

as an aside, it is also said that poorly played bagpipes has on occasion provoked wild moose into thinking it is mating season. Be warned.

Is it Moosehead, MacMoose or Space Mouse (three of our forum members) who mistake bagpipes for a mating call?

[chasem]

The article mentioned that he had been chased away from CMU's famous music practice rooms by violinists and opera-singers-in-training because he kept drowning them out and they can't hear their own music. And he's not allowed to practice out on the green because the teachers can't get themselves heard. So... he practices in a basement.

That's weak. Most schools with a [decent] music department I've ever visited have had phenomenal rooms for the students to practice in on their own time. The rooms are sound-proof, and also have mic/speakers to emulate various room situations (ie: ampitheatre, church, field, etc). I've been in the main room one time, and 2-3 rooms were occupied by trombonists and trumpets (both are typically arrogant in their playstyle, and very obnoxiously loud) and it took me a few minutes to realize the rooms were unavailable.

[Jewddha]

One of my friends recently got (and is taking) a $14,000 (USD) annual scholarship to the College of Wooster, for bagpipes.

[Wompet]

My alma mater, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is starting up its own scholarship next year.
I just the bagpipe minor had been in place when I was working on my Master's in Biology. I could have started learning the pipes ten years ago.

[Scottish Chi]

"Ah, fortunately there aren't too many moose in London, eh?"
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Now we know why!

Cheers! Bill