Chanter Reed Issues

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  • Back D Discussions

Low Notes too Sharp (Chanter)

  • Reed head is too wide. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Back "D" Breaks (Chanter)

  • Reed head is too wide. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Back "D" is Sharp (Chanter)

  • Reed head is too narrow. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Upper Octave is Difficult to Sustain (Chanter)

  • Reed head is too wide. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Back D is flat (Chanter)

  • Push reed deeper into the chanter, or adjust collar, or trim blades, or all three. (Sky)

    Sky

Head Size (Chanter)

  • Wide head is flatter than narrow head. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

  • Longer is flatter than shorter. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

  • Reed w/ narrow head suits narrow bore pipe. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Bore Size (Chanter)

  • Narrow bore is flatter than wider for the same length. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

  • The narrower the bore and consequently the less the volume of the chanter bore, the smaller the diameter of the staple of the reed most likely to fit well and produce a proper scale of notes. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Head Size Width for Wide Bore (Chanter)

  • Reed w/ wide head suits wide bore pipe. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Head Size Width vs. Bore (Chanter)

  • In no instance should the width of the head be greater than the bore at the bottom (wide end) of the chanter. (Concurred by Koehler) (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Scrape (Chanter)

  • Reed scrape shape influences overall tone. (No specifics given) (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Head Width (Chanter)

  • Width of reed head is a component of internal volume. (Hegarty)

    Hegarty

Thinner Blades are Flatter (Chanter)

  • Thinner blades flattens the reed overall, but the second octave flattens compared to the first. (Koehler)

    Koehler