Ringing Chanter Sound

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Ringing Chanter Sound

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I just picked up a new reed after my last one kicked it a few weeks ago. This one is pretty much perfect, except it has this strange ringing/fast vibrato sound on every note besides the D's. It's driving me insane. I contacted the maker and it seems like it's probably a bridle problem or something since the problem exists in both octaves. I was wondering if anyone had ever had something similar?

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If it's a loose bridle try a little lump of blue-tac or similar to gum the bridle to the cane.
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You may have developed tinnitus or you could have a waxy build up in your lateral head holes causing a sympathetic vibration of the wax at certain frequencies.

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paintedgreen wrote:I just picked up a new reed after my last one kicked it a few weeks ago. This one is pretty much perfect, except it has this strange ringing/fast vibrato sound on every note besides the D's. It's driving me insane. I contacted the maker and it seems like it's probably a bridle problem or something since the problem exists in both octaves. I was wondering if anyone had ever had something similar?

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Check your playing environment too. Are you using any fans that are not normally present? They can often cause weird interference with musical instruments. Seriously.
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Thanks everyone. My ceiling fan was on high and turning it off solved the problem. I never would have even thought of that!
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Holy crap, Flutulator! I would have never thought about that, either! Crazy that a ceiling fan can cause such havoc with a chanter!

Good on you for the suggestion!
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paintedgreen wrote:Thanks everyone. My ceiling fan was on high and turning it off solved the problem. I never would have even thought of that!

Decades ago I bought a Rickenbacker 330 electric guitar. I spent three days messing with the setup, the strings, etc etc etc. to remove an odd ringing. In frustration, I moved into a different room of the house. Problem solved.

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greetings all,

a session I used to frequent some years ago had a long table with a
ceiling fan about 1/3 the way along.
It drove every piper or flute player that sat under it nuts when it was turning,
did not bother guitarists or bodhran players though.
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