I find that, if the shoulders and/or tip of the reed is too thin, the top
notes of the chanter play flat. I remove the shiny outer skin of the cane
before assembling the reed, and then remove as much more as I need to in
order to get the reed playing as I want.
I learned reed assembly and establishment of the scrape in Colin Ross's
evening class. My method of finishing off the scrape has evolved over years
of trial and error. I aim for a V-shaped scrape on F reeds and G reeds. My
standard F reed also plays in D Northumbrian small pipes and in all pitches
of Scottish small pipes.
For my F reeds I aim for a width of 11.5 mm with a blade 25 - 26 mm long and
25 mm of wrapping on a 21 mm staple. My G reeds are slightly wider than
suggested by Colin in his class - 10.5 mm with a 23 - 24 mm blade and 23 mm
of wraping on a 18 mm staple.
Ann
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