It's happened again ...

[PJ]

I make a reed, try it, it's not great, but maybe ... I put it in a box, on a shelf in a corner and let it sit a few years. Then one day, mildly unsatisfied with my current reed, I go sifting through the boxes on the shelf, and bingo, one of them just sings.

My B chanter reed has been off lately. Octaves not balanced, etc. So I got to stack of boxes, find one which is just a joy to play. Balanced tuning, medium pressure, nice hard D and E, almost perfect. Just the back D is a little sharp but nothing a little tape can't solve.

I'd been discouraged by the B chanter recently and was playing it less and less. Since popping in the new reed, I've played it almost 2 hours.

[Seamie]

See PeeJ.......Easy-peasy, right? (s)

.....and ps: thanks for your pm: re that chanter I was mucking around with. Appreciate it/ Cheers mate

[an seanduine]

Ah, the mystery and romance of reeds Great to hear, PJ. Really, though, you should try North Coast Cedar.

Bob

[Ceann Cromtha]

That’s great, Patrick. Congratulations!