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Appendix F
OF TIPPING OR POPPING THE NOTES ON THE PIPES.
A knowledge of this is very necessary to every person who is
desirous of playing the instrument perfectly, so it ought to be
studied as soon as the pupil is well acquainted with the gamut,
and can blow and stop the chanter well.
What is meant by tipping is making every note staccato or
distinct, and is done by having the chanter close on the knee
with all the holes stopped, then by a quick rising of any one or
more fingers up and down together the tipping is performed.
In tipping low D you must have all the holes stopped, then
raising the chanter quick off the knee and down again, it is
done, which you may repeat as often as you please. In
tipping some other notes on the pipes you raise two or three
fingers at a time, which must go up and down the same as if
there was but one.
The following will show such notes as require tipping,
and likewise how many fingers are to be raised together. The
chanter must rest on the knee while the tipping is performing.
A SCALE OF SUCH NOTES AS REQUIRE TIPPING
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