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29th August 05, 08:14 PM
#1
I agree, Bob, although it did take me a while to find the drummer keeping time to my walking pace. :grin:
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31st March 05, 04:16 PM
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hamish usually suggests blu tac.
easy to remove if you need to.
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31st March 05, 04:32 PM
#3
 Originally Posted by phil h
hamish usually suggests blu tac.
easy to remove if you need to.
Indeed I do, Phil.
Just a tiny blob of the stuff behind the widest part of each tassel - press tassel and sporran front firmly together and, Voila: a silent sporran, but only for as long as you want it to be silent!
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31st March 05, 04:37 PM
#4
Run silent, run kilted?
Actually, now that I think about it, I have a sporran question: I dont know if I'm just wearing it differently or if I've never noticed it before, but whenever I have to dash upstairs (happens more oft than you think), the sporran tends to get wedged between my legs, digging in to the sides of my legs. (we wont even begin to describe the pain from having it bounce straight back.)
Is there a way to avoid this without holding the sporran? Or is this just God's way of telling us not to run and to be modest (as Dear Abby told us)? The sporran is on a chain if that helps.
"I don't know what to say to anyone and as soon as I open my mouth they'll say, Oh, you're Irish, and I'll have to explain how that happened." - F McCourt
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31st March 05, 05:31 PM
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 Originally Posted by Declan Rowan
Run silent, run kilted?
Actually, now that I think about it, I have a sporran question: I dont know if I'm just wearing it differently or if I've never noticed it before, but whenever I have to dash upstairs (happens more oft than you think), the sporran tends to get wedged between my legs, digging in to the sides of my legs. (we wont even begin to describe the pain from having it bounce straight back.)
Is there a way to avoid this without holding the sporran? Or is this just God's way of telling us not to run and to be modest (as Dear Abby told us)? The sporran is on a chain if that helps.
push it to the side near your hip
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31st March 05, 05:57 PM
#6
What about gents with fairly long strides, could a sporran get in an awkward way due to it?
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31st March 05, 06:46 PM
#7
The tassels on a day to day sporran are just annoying-emulate the plain regimental sporran and cut them off.
Whilst if the sporran gets in the way of your stride-be it going up/down stairs--hill- or whatever it is being worn too low.
James
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31st March 05, 09:35 PM
#8
Thanks for the advice, I'll have to take that into consideration next time I'm kilted (aka tomorrow)
"I don't know what to say to anyone and as soon as I open my mouth they'll say, Oh, you're Irish, and I'll have to explain how that happened." - F McCourt
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31st March 05, 11:30 PM
#9
I rather like the drumming effect.
The two shop bourght sporrans (Not the several homemades) I have make a rather nice rhythm to walk to I feel like I'm marching.
So Drum on mateys....ah!Har!.....(Blimey! will I ever get over that "Talk like a Pirate" day we had last year")
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1st April 05, 12:48 AM
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I only notice the drumming anymore when I'm indoors moving around a quiet room. Then I just hold my hand over them to keep the atmosphere quiet. While walking outdoors I let them drum away, and I don't even notice it. People do hear me coming up behind them though when I walk down the street. It gives them a chance to gawk at me over their shoulders before I pass them, and then continue gawking at my swishing pleats.
Andrew.
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