PipehackerChanter Reed Selection—The Physical Exam
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The ideal bagpipe sound starts with selecting the ideal chanter reed. Obvious? It is not always as easy as it seems. Personal preferences and taste coupled with what…
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Better Bagpipe Blowing: Take It to the Limit
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
You should always be playing at the edge of your abilities if you are committed to improvement. That is a given in just about anything you do. There…
From the Archive: Basics of Chanter Reed Manipulation Part 1—The Lick
Friday, July 8, 2011
Ed. Note: Now is the time when many pipe bands are outfitting their pipe corps with new chanter reeds for the big contests to come. Here is a…
Pipehacker Project: Rebuild and Resurrect a Practice Chanter Reed
Friday, June 24, 2011
Never chuck a good reed. Wait. Did I say that already once before? Well, it’s true, and if you’ve been at this bagpipes thing for any length of…
Reed Anatomy: Synthetic Drone Reeds
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The last ten to fifteen years or so have seen an explosion of synthetic drones reeds makes out on the market. The modern Highland bagpiper is not at…
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