Are we surly ????

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Is this guy surly?

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Apparently the pipers forum used to get more complaints (maybe still does) than any other on the Chiff network ,so maybe we are " surly" but I prefer to call it passion and theres no doubting that pipers are the most passionate of all the trad musicians



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Right now my carpal tunnel is acting up and I can't play at all. That makes me very surly. GRRRRRR. Hiss....

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Justine, if you don't mind my asking, was the carpal tunnel caused by playing the pipes somehow? Or by another activitiy. I can understand your frustration.
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Joseph E. Smith wrote:I vow to be free from surly behavior. I vow to be nice to every one. I just want to let all of you pipers know, that I really, really love you.... not so much in a gay way, but more like a prison kind of way.
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Nanohedron wrote:Is this guy surly?

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I'd say he's smug. Interesting fingering of the top hand.
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Cynth wrote:Justine, if you don't mind my asking, was the carpal tunnel caused by playing the pipes somehow? Or by another activitiy. I can understand your frustration.
Actually it first appeared when I was learning the fiddle, then a few years ago I was taking some programming classes and it really got bad. Then, after some physical therapy and not using the computer or playing music too much, it went away.

Now it comes and goes...it was bad a while back when I had the "death grip," but it eased up when I got over that. With the new pipes, though, the death grip is back, and my hand position is different on the new chanter. So I have to lay off for a little while and try to relax the hands...

I guess I shouldn't have been playing the new pipes so much...

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emm...perhaps I can borrow them for a bit ;-)
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Is it just me, or does this guy look a lot like David Quinn? :D

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feadogin wrote:
Cynth wrote:Justine, if you don't mind my asking, was the carpal tunnel caused by playing the pipes somehow? Or by another activitiy. I can understand your frustration.
Actually it first appeared when I was learning the fiddle, then a few years ago I was taking some programming classes and it really got bad. Then, after some physical therapy and not using the computer or playing music too much, it went away.

Now it comes and goes...it was bad a while back when I had the "death grip," but it eased up when I got over that. With the new pipes, though, the death grip is back, and my hand position is different on the new chanter. So I have to lay off for a little while and try to relax the hands...

I guess I shouldn't have been playing the new pipes so much...

J.
Thank you, J. I have had slight cases of this and another problem from doing similar things and your experience helps me tell myself I better make sure I learn to relax even if I never get any further. It really is quite a worry. I hope you can get back to (moderate!) practicing before long. If you got over the "death grip" before, I'm sure you will be able to do it again.

Okay, back to the topic which was:

ARE WE SURLY?
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It's you. David shares two things with this man - he has held uilleann pipes, and he does not have a moustache.

And he's neither surly nor smug - in my experience anyhow!

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fel bautista wrote:emm...perhaps I can borrow them for a bit ;-)
Back off, you! :devil:

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Hey, babe. Wanna get surly? :twisted:

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feadogin wrote:
fel bautista wrote:emm...perhaps I can borrow them for a bit ;-)
Back off, you! :devil:

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Hey- If you don't ask, you'll never know... backing away...beep beep...backing away.... See offical apology on apology forum in a bit
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