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Hello, I've also decided to let go of my new Shruti Box purchased a year ago ... & voiced to A440 Hz Carry case, user guide & chord chart. Maintenance kit with reed tool https://www.shrutibox.co.uk/ Thanks. Mr. Anderson

Hello, I've also decided to let go of my new Shruti Box purchased a year ago ... & voiced to A440 Hz Carry case, user guide & chord chart. Maintenance kit with reed tool https://www.shrutibox.co.uk/ Thanks. Mr. Anderson

I just stumbled across this "Comprehensive Guide to Reed Making for the Uilleann Pipes" video by the late Allan ...

Reed Pressure Selection – Reed Maker Follow Up I received ... my assertions in the post, he was polite and pleasant to speak with. The main points he raised were mostly very ... paid for our time and if we used the minimum wage as a guide, the numbers seem ok. The second point he makes is ...

... “Infinity” chanter from a school pipe band tutor/manager with a view to buying these chanters ... Stability is a product of the reed and primarily the piper, not the chanter. "Clear." ... fraternity that are only too happy to help and guide. Parting with your money should be the last ...

... maybe help as I am at my wit's end in regard to my tenor Drone. I have made three different tenor drone reeds using Dave Hegarty's book as a guide but not one of them plays properly in that I cannot get a ...

... chanter from ebay? And if so would you be able to share your results? Me again Beirneach. An apology ... went with the dimensions in Dave Hegarty's guide ( again courtesy NPU) where he describes a typical "Coyne reed" identified by Alain Froment. I hadn't planned ...

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Reed construction kit with Tim Britton manual -Says worldwide, but with the postage charges they are quoting for international shipping I doubt it will go outside the US.

David

... form Armenia looks like a old forum but wanted to share with you some duduk tips. Very excited ... few years and returned to Armenia. I am a tour guide, Interpreter and duduk player. I did and continue ... reviews from people who purchased duduk and reed, and end up with getting low quality duduk ...

... suggestion. I've been watching for a chance to try it in a class, but heck, maybe I should just ... one! Well if you find the time, check out the reed making videos on pipers.ie (http://pipers.ie/source/section/?sectionId=133), ... and Evertjan 't Hart's guide (http://www.hartdd.com/reedmaking/Intro.html). ...

... on one of these blanks (IIRC on the topic of "pin-mounted keys" if you want ... went with the dimensions in Dave Hegarty's guide ( again courtesy NPU) where he describes a typical "Coyne reed" identified by Alain Froment. I hadn't planned ...

There is quite a lot of material about such reeds on the net, and it is interesting to peruse. I am sure both could learn something from the ... the same way. What I'd do is get a good reed-making guide then get your friend to go through it with you. She ...

... less technical, answer would be ... Put a real reed and staple into a real pipe for which you know the resonances, and measure ... or "resonance", the reed functions as a wave-guide. From what you've said you have a valid descriptive ...

I use a washer with a 12.5/13mm hole to pass the slip through to check for even sides. There is a plastic carbon fiber ... thickness gauge that can be bought cheap (China)on evilbay. I just shaped the guide to a fine tip and this gives a centred digital readout. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Portable-Thickness-Gauge-Meter-Tester-Micrometer-0-12-7mm-Measure-TSQUA-0127-/161772654223

Dave Hegarty's Reed Maker's Guide has a trouble-shooting section in which he describes various problems and possible solutions, which could provide some answers to your questions, in terms of how overall length, staple length, reed-head width, length of "V", etc. affect tuning.