I admire your scientific and logical reasoning Ken, but I am happy
merely to accept that bagpipes, through a lucky combination of pitch
selection and volume, carry their notes a long way. This makes them
ideal for letting a large number of excited people know that their
clan chieftain expects them to do something heroic for the duration
of the sound. It is also interesting that the drones (the constant
notes for the uninitiated...) sound similar to the throat music from
Tibetan monks (have I got the country right?).
The pipes are also pretty good for dancing to... :>).
Chris
Thank you for explaining that they are best heard far away.
Obviously, that is seldom done. :-)
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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