My
Wish List -- pertaining to my piping and other Scot/Irish things
If you're interested in
supporting my piping and/or me in my other
Scot/Irish-interests, I'm looking to aquire the following things.
Support the arts, buy
a musician lunch ... or in my case, that and/or a few other things.
Amazon.com wish list name
"BagpiperDon"
Funds can also be sent to my PayPal
account using this e-address marked "Support
BagpiperDon".
Pipes, Piping Stuff & Other Instrument Things
- Bagpipes
& Associated Equipment
- HIGH PRIORITY
- a set
of McCallum Highland bagpipes, probably model AB4 {approx. $2,000?}
- other bits & bobs to
go with new pipes {approx.
$500+ total}
- 1
set of MG drone reeds {approx. $100}
- custom
blowpipe by CameronW {approx. $???}
- pipe
case -- I like to use an electricians tool kit from Harbor Freight {approx. $40 ... $20 on sale}
- water
trap system {approx. $???}
- medium
Gannaway pipe bag {approx. $???}
- new
drying swabs {approx.
$50}
- 2
wooden
chanter caps {inexpensive}
- possibly a McCallum
chanter in the key of concert-A {approx. $???}
- Medium Priority
- Mark Saul Bagpipe Tuner {approx. $300}
- a
set of Gibson
fireside pipes in the key of A with an additional chanter in the key of
B♭
(aka
B-flat) made of cocobolo wood with brass ornimatation, both chanters
made of plastic {approx.
$600}
- I'd
also like to add a water trap to this {approx. $???}
- Low
Priority
- additional
modification work performed on my current set of pipes to
make them play better {approx.
$100}
- custom
musicians'
ear plugs by Westone {approx.
$150}
- Come
in 9, 15 and 25 attenuators; I'm told I should get the 15Db attenuators
- The
NON-CUSTOM are the ER-20 by Etymotic $12 - I have a set of these, they
work well, the custom I'm told are better
- All
of these are available through an audiologist
- The Piper's Primer by Russ
Spalding {approx. $25}
- acoustic
guitar case - to be converted to a surprise pipe case, used should work
great and be cheap if not even free as when they wear
out guitarists often throw them out
- Other Instruments
& Musical Things
- a low-D
whistle - brand/model to be decided {these can be the
$250+ neighborhood}
- a set
of uilleann
pipes (aka union pipes) - key/brand/model to be
decided {approx.
$A,LOT}
- intro
to Highland share set-up {approx. $100}
- a
set of Highland snare drum sticks (KP2s?)
- practice
pad (Scullion
pad?)
Recording Gear - Equipment, Books
& Other Stuff
{NOTE: The
entries with
prices followed by an asterisk indicate items I can
probably
acquire at significantly lower costs. If you are interested
in
filling these wish-list items, let me know so you can $ave-$ome-Moolah.}
- Books
on the How-To Aspect of Recording {whichever
edition is most recent, used books are AOK}
- High
Priority
- Medium
Priority
- This
Business Of Music by by M. William Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, & John M. Gross, ISBN-10:
0823077233 {approx. $20}
- Low
Priority
- Recording
Unit & Associated Equipment
- laptop
computer - figuring on a Z60-series IBM
through Seattle
Laptop {approx.
$1.5-2K}
- previously
considered a Dell
XPS
M1210 Mobile Media Guru
{starts around $2K}
- Seattle
Laptop carries refurbished and new over-stocked machines
- I'm
told by Dan at Seattle Laptop that different IBMs are
- $500+
less expensive for the same performing Dells
- a
better engineered, professional grade product that are more resistant
to damage
- more repairable, easier and
faster to order any
replacement parts
- carry
top of the line warranties
- external hard drive - brand/model to be decided {approx. $???}
- 100-200Gig,
connecting using USB 2.0 (to maximize on gear's communication, as
firewire will already be in use by mic interface gear)
- recording
software - probably Cubase
Studio 4 {approx. $400*}
- PreSonus Audio Firestudio
{approx.
$700*}
- this
device interfaces mics,
instrument pick-ups and monitors with computer via firewire
- a rack/box-thing for mounting,
carrying, and protecting Firestudio unit {varying prices depending on
models*}
- I'm
told you can get the mounting brackets and build your own box ... which
leads to the idea I have for a box to build that would function both as
this box and convert into a table at the same time
- here's a very groovy alternate idea
- Microphones, Cables
& Stands
- wireless mic set-up
- THIS
IS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OUT OF ALL THINGS WITHIN THIS
"RECORDING STUFF" SECTION.
- 3 Carl Countryman
Omnis mics {approx. $500* each}
- 2
Sennheiser Evolution
Wireless EW-100 series wireless
senders {approx. $750* each}
- (I'm told
specifically the "112PG2")
- 1
Sennheiser EW100 wireless receiver {approx. $???*}
- 2 Shure SM57 microphones
- used in good condition through Trading Musician {approx. $65 ea.}
- older production
series; not modified, not the SM57 Beta
- 1
voice microphone - brand & model TBD {approx. $200}
- used
in good condition through Trading Musician,
as I can get more of a mic purchasing used for the same money
as a
new
- through
my special * source I may be able to get an as-good or better new mic
for the same money
- 3
microphone cables {approx. $1/ft after 25ft - may
be available through my special * source}
- 2
approximately 25ft in length each
- 1
approximately 50ft in length
- 3
tripod-style microphone
stands
- used in good condition is OK {prices vary}
- zZounds.com offers a
bulk-rate 3-pack of these stands
- I predict I can get these
through my special * source
- In-Ear
Monitors - I
PROBABLY
NEED TO GET THESE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE WIRELESS MIC RIG ABOVE, also
I probalby need to get some that come with a collar mic... or so I'm
told.
- Other
Stuff
- probably
big
heavy-duty weather-proof lock'able plastic tub(s?) for schelping
everything around
- maybe
other small plastic tubs for storing gear in inside of el
big-tub4gear
- 2-4
extension
cords approx. 25ft long
- power
strips - I already have a few of these, a few more will probably be
needed
- POSSIBLY blankets
from a 2nd-hand store - I may need these for acoustic
purposes, making temporary home studios in
garage/spare-room/etc settings ...and potentially for reliving boyhood
living room fort-making
sessions, of course.
Kilt-Wear
{NOTE: Check with me first about clothing sizes.}
- British
military sweater
- available
at Federal Army &
Navy Surplus, downtown Seattle {approx. $50}
- I still need to sort out
which branch of service for which style I want
- Argyle
jacket, black & my size with enough sleeve length
- 16oz
Irish National kilt {tartan sample}
- 16oz
Blue Mackay kilt {tartan sample}
- waistcoat - UPDATE: I have
bought a vest which my friend AnnetteM has kindly offered to modify
into a waistcoat -- Thanks Annette!
- To US this term tends to mean a kind of
jacket, but to UK'ers it's what US call
a vest... it's just that the UK'ers consider a "vest" what we call a
tank top or moreover an A-shirt (tank top-undershirt) and I guess such
a thing is just not spoken about among proper folk -- anyway, I'm told
there's a suppler who does these for $35, I'm
lookin' for black.
Other Scot/Irish Clothing Stuff
{NOTE: Check with me first about clothing sizes.}
- big
hurkin' black leather boots for Wicked Tinker style outfitting
& performing
- some
kind of better luggage for transporting my kilt-kit {two ideas}
- Irish
mens necklass thing, spelled torc, torq or
torque
- knotwork
t-shirts - I like both long & short sleeve shirts, I tend to
prefer the shirt itself to be black but not always
- a
Wickerman
Festival t-shirt
- Scally
cap - Oi!
- Real
McKenzies band Tshirt {approx. $20}
- Flogging Molly gear
- Dropkick
Murphys gear -- yeah, I like the Murphy's quite
a bit
- shirts
- 10
Year Uncle Black - DRP1290 - $??
- Warrior
Black - DRP1257 - $16
- Football
Club Black/Green Soccer Jersey - DRP1298 - $31
- Eagle
Hockey Jersey Black - DRP1336 - $??
- other clothing stuff
- Embroidered Mural Black 12" Ski Hat -
DRP229 - $15
- Pirate Pin - DRP660 - $3
- Mural Belt Buckle - DRP812 - $20
- White Logo Patch - DRP320 - $3
- Crest Logo Kelly Patch - DRP339 - $3
- Punk Army Patch - DRP340 - $3
- Skeleton Piper Patch - DRP338 - $3
Books {whichever
edition is most recent, used books in this section are AOK}
- The
Farfarers: Before The Norse
by Farley Mowat, ISBN-10: 1883642566 {approx. $30}
- Columbus
Was Last: From 200,000 BC to 1492
by Patrick
Huyghe, ISBN-10: 1933665017 {approx. $15}
- Scottish
Highlanders, Indian Peoples by James Hunter,
ISBN-10: 0917298527 {approx. $20}
- Tain
as translated by Thomas
Kinsella (Oxford, 1970), ISBN-10: 0192803735 {approx. $20}
- The
Book of Kells (translated), ISBN-10: 0500277907 {approx. $20}
- How
The Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History) by
Thomas Cahill, ISBN-10: 0385418493 {approx. $15}
- Temair Breg: A Study of the
Remains and Traditions of Tara
- historical
reading on the history of/around William Wallace
- How
the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur
Herman, ISBN-10: 0609809997 UDATE: Thank you to my dear
friend Hellen for the 2007 BDay gift.
- The
Kilted Ladies From Hell by Daniel A. McNiven,
ISBN-10: 096546802X UDATE: Thank
you John W. Hurley for the author-signed copy.
- Shillelagh: The Irish
Fighting Stick by John W. Hurley, Caravat Press UPDATE: Thank you John W. Hurley for the signed copy of your
insightful book.
Albums (aka CDs)
- Mark Saul
- Martyn Bennett (RIP 17Feb71 –
30Jan05)
- Stuart Cassells
- The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
- the band name is sometimes found as "Stuart Cassels and The
Red Hot Chilli Pipers"
- Gordon
Duncan (RIP 14May64 - 14Dec05)
- Piping
Hot
- Masters
of Scottish Arts - any and all available shows
- Grand
Concert of Scottish Piping - the CDs of the second
& third and any following shows (I apparently have the 1st
concert/1996
album)
- Dropkick Murphys
- Real Mckenzies
- Flogging Molly
- Mill a h-Uile Rud - apparently to get
these anymore you have to look for them pretty much online as imports
- Ceàrr
(2004)
- Ceòl
Gàidhlig mar Sgian nad Amhaich (2005)
- Gàidhlig
na Lasair (2006)
Travel Stuff
- replacement
passport - help get rid of me {approx.
$100}
- tickets
to travel - back to Scotland, Ireland, anywhere else cool that I'd like
to see {pricele$$}
- colour
or B&W film for a 35mm camera ... or, me getting with the
times, a digital camera
Flags
{I would probably want
these to all be
the same or similar dimensions}
- Scotland
- Ireland
- not sure yet which one it is that I want ... hmm, probably not just
one
- Wales
- USA
- "Don't
Tread On Me"
original US flag {the
Gadsden flag - apparently this is a yellow flag,
I think there is one that exists that is black which is my preference}
- and
lets not forget Canada
26Sept08