One small bit of info would be good here. How are the drone reeds constructed? Are they split cane, cane with a cane tongue or metal body with cane tongue or even metal body and metal tongue. All these exist and the method of adjusting a little different for each. I think that, nowadays, it will be assumed that they are metal bodies with cane tongues? Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: [NSP] Drone reeds > Greetings, > > I have had a few days to play with my Burleigh NSP and must admit that > I've already tinkered with a couple of the drone reeds. It took me > three days to realize that the drones come out of the stock > individually, rather than the entire stock unplugging as is the case > with my Walsh pipes. I'm glad I didn't destroy the things trying to > open it up. > > I have not adjusted my high G and high D drones as they're doing > alright. I have opened and closed and opened and closed the low G and > low D drones, trying to get them to cooperate. The low D still isn't > happy. The low G plays very breathy, but in tune along with the two > higher drones, and it all sounds wonderful to accompany melodies on > the chanter. > > The tone on the low G is very breathy compared to the two higher > drones. It sounds like a lot of air is passing through the drone > before the reed will speak. This makes me think that the reed is too > open. Still, sometimes the reed will cut out as I increase my bag > pressure. This sounds like a reed that is too closed. > > Any thoughts or advice from the group? > > Cheers, > Christian > Washington, DC > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
