Where do your reeds come from?

texasbagpiper · Post by **texasbagpiper** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:14 pm

Reed Poll

magroibin · Post by **magroibin** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:23 pm

Could you add "combination of both" to the poll?

Paul

IRTradRU? · Post by **IRTradRU?** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:28 pm

magroibin wrote:Could you add "combination of both" to the poll?

Paul

What he said.

texasbagpiper · Post by **texasbagpiper** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:32 pm

I could'nt figure out how to add the other option, It did'nt give the option under edit???

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:41 pm

Home made Baby, home made. I still have a couple of reeds that came with my Greenwood chanter, but have sworn not to play them much... a decision that was made in order to force me to learn how to make my own... besides, I know just how much Davey absolutely loves to make reeds!

texasbagpiper · Post by **texasbagpiper** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:45 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:I know just how much Davey absolutely loves to make reeds!

I love sarcasm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:51 pm

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:04 pm

Is that a question or an answer or?

IRTradRU? · Post by **IRTradRU?** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:09 pm

Confucious say:

Piper who sits on hands instead of making reeds,
often find reeds that come from Uranus.

No E · Post by **No E** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:25 pm

"I have always depended on the kindness of reedmakers"
-Qwop McGuire in A Pipecase Named Desire

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:20 pm

Q: Why did Napoleon cross the Rhine?
A: To avoid making his own reeds.

djm

ausdag · Post by **ausdag** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:04 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote: I still have a couple of reeds that came with my Greenwood chanter, but have sworn not to play them much...

Do you mean that they are very good and as such you don't want to ruin them?

I would be playing them as much as possible - a good reed needs to mature and that will only come from playing it. That way you can practice without too much frustration while you develop you reedmaking skills.

Cheers,

DavidG

Jay-eye · Post by **Jay-eye** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:27 am

I'm making my own, but I am only on number 3!

Number 1 is still the best - it's the one I play most of the time.
With number 2 I impregnated it in silicone to make it more resistant to weather change. It's not quite adjusted right yet and takes a lot of elbow to play.
Number 3 has an unsymetrical gap in the lips and maybe I should just chuck it now? It also has a wire bridle which I'm using for the first time - work in progress.

The Sporting Pitchfork · Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:35 am

Once every year, Brad Angus magically transforms into The Mashed Potatoes and Reed-Making Fairy. He sprouts big, beautiful butterfly wings and whittles out about six reeds in 20 minutes. Then his wings fall off, he picks up one of his vintage firearms, and he shoots something.

Brad made me a very nice reed last summer and I lived to tell the tale...

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:56 am

ausdag wrote:
Joseph E. Smith wrote: I still have a couple of reeds that came with my Greenwood chanter, but have sworn not to play them much...

Do you mean that they are very good and as such you don't want to ruin them?

I would be playing them as much as possible - a good reed needs to mature and that will only come from playing it. That way you can practice without too much frustration while you develop you reedmaking skills.

Cheers,

DavidG

I mean I'd rather become dependent on my own reeds. The Greenwood reeds are good reeds and they are my back ups, and they have been well played in and do get occaisional use to keep them playable... I just prefer my own.