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Just to help put words in to pictures. Ebony and Brass. I have never had to do much about leakage, just staunching with a wee bit of molten beeswax, at the bell (is that the right term on a reg?) and a bit of spring re-tensioning. Also very in tune, and needs little adjustment. http://i238.photobuck...

I'd reckon that .33 mm is too thin. I use .5mm wall tubing (you can buy it in ready cut 52mm lengths from NPU, useful if you have an 'average' design chanter and are making reeds only for yourself). So, I find most desirable 4mm ID, 5mm OD. I also use .5mm copper sheet for hand rolls. I find that th...

Sorry, Couldn't resist.

Hello. New Baby, Not enough puff. Uilleann piper. Lack of concentration. Flirty attitude to music etc., forces sale of this B duduk. I believe it was made by Master Sam (I can check up on this if required). It comes with 2 reeds. I am happy to supply pics and (badly played) sound samples. It's in ap...

As of 13:21 my time, homes for cane are found. Thanks.

Hello. I've been having a clear out to make space for our new baby and have 2 bags of cane left overs, warped/too hard/too soft/too wide/too narrow etc., (for my tastes). I can't guarantee how much is useful, and there is a mix of Spanish, Cali and Florida cane in there, but there's more than enough...

Just a gentle reminder.

Piping. Reedmaking. Local Ale. 3 course meals. etc.,

and, of course, fun........

Best Tionol on the planet hands down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It won't be this year but I'll have to get to that tionol for a visit some time soon. Tommy I'm sure we could find something for you to do Tommy!!! We'd love to have you back! And for you 'You Tubers' out there, you will get the chance to meet t...

Hello, Don't you pipers forget to attend this years meeting which is in a months time 9th. - 11th. November 2007, held again at the Bossiney Hotel in Tintagel, Cornwall. A wild and stunning place to visit!! This year it's Kevin Rowsome providing the Piping. What better way to spend a crappy November...

Hi Chris, I was there :( The spare chanter I reckon was a Matt Keirnan. Here's some pics of them I took last week. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff268/Peskypisky/pucknregs.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff268/Peskypisky/chanternpuck.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff268/Peskypisk...

Frog, Try to contact Ted Anderson who is on this board occasionally, and the mooderator Joseph E Smith, they have experience in gathering and curing cane. It's not an easy process. And these guys know how it's done. If you can post pics of the standing plant, identification would be a lot easier I'm...

Tiarnan O'Duinchinn (sp!) is not getting enough loving in this thread!!

Bill, It's okay for the instrument maker making reeds for their own work, but I doubt that reedmakers can persuade the piper to part with the instrument for more than a week or 2 (particularly when they've heard people boasting about making a reed in 1/2 an hour etc.,). There's an ideal world, and t...

try a slightly smaller sanding cylinder. You may be sanding the inner slips too flat for the cane you're using. I tend to think the opposite. (Obviously armed without info., of Waymers measurements). I find that the the smaller diam former used, then the thinner the corners/sides and therefore the ...

Possibly. Take the reed apart, and then hold the blades together (without the staple inserted). Look to see if there is a good opening (nice ellipse) at the eye/lips. If so, you might be able to adapt the staple to create less 'outward' pressure that might be causing the blades to close as the tails...