http://cgi.ebay.com/Replacement-Uilleann-Pipes-Chanter-Reed_W0QQitemZ230100796075QQihZ013QQcategoryZ16226QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem has anybody ever tried one?
Um, in a word…nope…
Plastic reeds, not as good as cane. And a generic reed will not work in all chanters. If you dig a bit further, you’ll note that these are sold by vendor(s) selling “off-shore” pipes.
Well, at least it’s a cheap waste of money…
Plastic reeds don’t work for uilleann pipe chanters. Period.
If they’d only make these plastic reeds much larger, then they’d corner the market on cheap spatulas.
That’s how good these “reeds” are. 