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The bass reed Allan made has a normal main staple that slipped over a short narrower tube which was hemped and inserted into ... to (generally) raise the pitch of the regulator. If your set is based on a Rowsome design then staples of about 3 - 3.5mm inside diameter are perhaps best ...

Apologies for the poor quality of the image of Liam O'flynn's reed and for anyone who hasn't seen it before here are the measurements.. Staple - id 3.9mm lenght 57mm Reed- ol 85.5mm width 13.4mm wrapped to 60mm. But of course, as M's keen intellect has deduced measurements only tell you the ...

... the tone and volume. To describe what I mean, listen to the tone of two Rowsome chanters on recordings. Try comparing Leo Rowsome playing his own ... pitch, but leaves the instrument sounding dull and ‘heavy’. The typical staple diameter was also reduced and, with the use of a rush in the bore, ...

... be supplied and they need to be of specific size and NOT say of "Rowsome Style and size. Staple is 4.2mm ID and 50mm long with head 30mm. Overall length is 78mm with binding being ...

...I was informed that the tuning of Thomas Aebi "Rowsome" model chanters was even more improved, so it is just great! Also reeding his Rowsome became easy since staple and other dimenzions were perfected to best possible. He now makes the "Rowsome" ...

I owned 2 Kennedy models and I now have his Rowsome, but I still miss my 1st Kennedy very much. Hard to decide… IMHO one of ... can hear in the air. Easier to reed than Rowsome. Works with precise tubing staple. Rowsome: more round sound, to my ear darker, mybe warmer, more buttery, ...

As people begin to know, I agree completly with this: the old small Rowsome's chanters sound perfectly. To make it short, I give you my last measurements ... the best reeds I've ever made. Sorry, I give you them in millimeters... Staple: conical, 55 to 58 mm long; 4,2 to 4,6 mm wide inner diameter; ...

... The bore and holes alone mean nothing, especially when original staple is missing. Concerning the Eb, I've had any sort of results all along ... before :D ... But I notice that the more I'm getting close to the "Rowsome design" reed, the better the whole tuning is, including the ...

... real missmatc..but it was perfect well.....nothing is perfect but it worked so well with my rowesome measurements the only thing was that the reed staple had to go to the teough to work well...it was very warm but peojected well and it was easy to play as well its not super bright so im going to ...

well Dave... it depends: If you shorten the staple but maintain the distance between the top of the reed and the end of the chanter, then this action usually results in an apparent rise in pitch of G and the upper notes of the second octave.... ...

... boat sees on a daily basis. Shows what a little reflection before posting could have done for me. :oops: What, if any, effect will shortening the staple do regarding the relationship between the two octaves? Bring them closer together? Every time you post, I learn something useful. Thanks, dave ...

... playing at the desired pitch. Any "type" of reed can do it, no matter its proportions are. You just start with a "standard" staple, and try to make a head high or low enough. Then you check the "octaviation abilitys". That means: can the reed reach the high D (third ...

... one tests the crow of a reed, sucking air from the lower end of the staple. I like to have my chanter reed's 'head speed' at the A note of the ... 20 cents sharp of A. If one used a reed with a head speed of A in some Rowsome models they would play close to Eb. Most chanter reeds for Concert ...

... would think the more realistic way, is that a pipemaker copies a great Rowsome chanter but notices that it is not playing very well at concert pitch or the tuning of some notes is out or it takes some oddly shaped staple to get it to play well. So the pipemaker cures these problems and you ...

... discovered that the E's tuning is directly correlated with the stiffness of the reed"chest"(the part between bridle and the eye of the staple). This stiffness is depending of the cane, of the thickness of the slip, and of the widness of the head. The binding is of considerable influence ...