Thanks for that input, Peter. You're right that I'm wishing for some of the characteristics of a conical bore chanter. I would love to have a SSP chanter with a slightly conical bore that mellows the top hand notes but retains the warm, low-volume sound of my current chanter. Such a thing might violate physical laws, I guess.
Even for smallpipes, though, mine seem to play a particularly assertive high A. I was wondering if some adjustment might make a difference, like adding wax to the high A hole, or choosing a longer/shorter chanter reed, etc.
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