Hi, some time I read Denis Brook’s tutor, and on this book it was reported in the historical section the name of the first piper who took off the chanter foot (endpiece) on the pastoral pipes and started playing on the knee. Does anyone remember the name of this piper, and when he lived?
Anyone knows how many pastoral sets are still existing?
thanks,
Daniele
Daniele,
All I know about Pastoral Pipes is what I have read on Chris Bayley’s site:
http://www.bagpipeworld.co.uk/British%20Isles/Pastoral.htm
PJ
Dan
The only name Mr. Brooks mentions in connection to the pastoral pipes in “The Tutor” is John Geoghegan and his tutor for the pastoral pipes(which I think can be found on Ross Anderson’s web site). Brooks doesn’t say specifically that Geoghegan removed the foot-joint, only that a foot-joint on the pastoral could be removed, which would make the lowest note D, not C.
Eric