Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Need Cheering Up?

 I recommend pipe maintenance.

Cut off all that wretched, decomposing hemp around the joint* of your pipe stem, give it a good scrub and clean with some soap and water . .. maybe even swish a little antiseptic-y stuff through it.  Listerine will work.  Re-hemp the joint and make sure the valve is good and air tight.  You could do the rest of the joints, too, if you've a mind to.  Makes for lovely, quiet, meditative afternoon.

Or you could play one of your SLOT cds  if you're not in a meditative mood.

When all finished you can give the pipes a blow and enjoy the smooth sound with no choking or cutting out.  Lovely.

And, yes, I have written this in the second person.  But the first person singular would describe my afternoon.

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*"Hemp" and "joints".   Yeah, I know what you're thinking.  You've a suspicious mind.  Joints in this case are the pins which connect the chanter, drones, and blowstem to the stocks attached to the pipe bag.  And hemp is the orange (and sometimes black) waxed cotton string that goes around the joint to allow it to fit tightly into the stock.  So there.  Aren't you ashamed of yourself?



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