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I am on here as giggleswicksam and sam l. This reflected the discussion about people posting under unclear names, I moved from one to the other and have never answered my own questions or agreed with myself!

I hope I'm not on your list Davy!

edited for sobriety porpoises

The idea that wood has no effect on different chanters of the same design is, to me, a bit like asserting that dogs do not pee on lamp posts! I have 3 C# chanters of the same design knocking around at the moment, and only one reed, which I am swapping around. The chanters are in ebony, blackwood and...

There's no inference here that the metal-lathe lot are using the compound slide to turn the woodwork. Most will use a tool rest and the same odd collection of hand-tools that the wood-lathe lot use. There is no disadvantage, except where the top speed is too low, to using a metal lathe that I can se...

I haven't tried this lot, but they seem to also sell ns.

http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/sundries.htm

giggleswicksam is my "generic" username for most things PC, cos it's generally not already taken. I would like to lose the giggleswick part if possible Mr. moderator, and become plain Sam, or Sam L. L is for Lawrence btw. Or should I just re-register? I did spend quite a while thinking tha...

Well - if I'd have realised it was "maul the apprentice" day I'd have stayed in bed! :) I'd had a conversation about hollow stocks with Peter and thought I'd share some of his feelings - not all of which I agree with, but he has seen quite a few old sets in his time. I can't really back up...

Hollow stocks - there is something about the feel of one, never mind the phase lock effect and the enhanced tone. A few points to make - 1 - one option not so far mentioned (I think) is a half hollow stock. This is when we would remove a kidney-shaped amount of wood from the back of a solid stock, l...

I seem to recall that Peter Hunter was responsible for the latter - yikes!)

Yikes indeed, but it wasn't one of Peter's - there are none. Scary idea though.

How do you deal with the fact that they change dimension when sharpened? I take it you correct for the fact that the cutting diameter is the cross-sectional diagonal, rather than the actual width of the flat reamer? Sharpened? Sharpened Bill? Are you kidding? I did mention 3 days to ream a B chante...

Drone reeds I have tried before, with some success. I got a back D out of the chanter reed when I fitted a bridle, it would be a goer except the flat 2nd 8ve - due to the fact that I never really expected the reed to work, and so tied on a way too thin slip. I will be trying some more, and am willin...

Ah good, a spat! Can I join in now? We use both. The ones from ground flat bar are fine, as long as you get the feed speed right, and lubricate - not necessary on an oily wood like lignum. Davy S also uses these. Peter's flat reamers are even thinner than the ones I've made recently and can't be use...

Well, I've been a good boy and done a search for old topics. I just wanted to say that I made an elder chanter reed this afternoon, and I was mighty impressed with the tone and playability. It wouldn't give me a back D mind you, but early days, early days. The staccato response was excellent, and it...

Yes, sorry about that. We went over the data usage limit - probably from people having a look at the C# for sale. It should be up again tomorrow, I hope. I haven't done a runner with the deposits . . . . if I do that I'll upload a picture of the rat-infested dump I'm sunning myself on with the proce...

I've also found that dropping to c nat can be affected by the reed being over-scraped, but by that time you probably would have a dodgy back D also. A fingering solution is to shade the C# hole with your 1st finger, that should make the note drop, or a bit of tape if you are so inclined, though that...