anybody make those drone reeds they have the plans for on the web? the ones made from square tubing and having a tuning piston?
I can’t get mine to crow, they suck closed too easily. thoughts?
What’s wrong with a kiss boy?
You’re sooooooo bad!
djm
I’ve made 'em and have had good success with them. Experiment with moving the o-ring back and forth. Also, the tip of the tongue needs to slightly bent as in what a ski jump would look like… not too much however.
how much of an overlap should there be between the tongue and the hole(s)?
roughly 10 mm from the edge of the of the hole closest to the drone to the tip of the tongue… and that ios if you are building them with the tongue facing backwards.
i am, i’m following the directions…what of them there are…caught a few measurement typos in teh version I have…like trying to next two pieces of tubing of the same diameter…
how critical is the tuning piston? I mean you can slide the drone itself…can these be made simply by blocking off the end where you’re supposed to put the piston?
To be honest with you, the tuning piston hasn’t really affected the tuning of the reed that much in my experience with them. You can insert it sealed or open end into the reed… depending on what works best for your drone.
I imagine you could simply use the reed without the piston, and seal off the open end. However, I would then make that reed just a tad longer. But, the materials are pretty inexpensive and that is as blatant an invitation for experimention as I’ve ever seen. 
Antaine,
I’ve been having tons of success with those reeds in the same drones as you have. I find that the pistons are a bit useful in getting an overall balance. I have them all turned blocked-side in. This really shortens the length of the main tube, but it seems to work best. You have to be careful as not to push it in too far so that it shows under the hole. I connected the 2 holes with a small craft saw. Make sure that the whole thing is airtight (I use epoxy putty instead of hot glue) and experiment with fine-sanding the blades. I have my blades facing back away from the stock and the tip of the blade just barely covers both the holes. The blades have just a tiny bit of a “ski-jump” curve and the teeniest bit of blue tack on the bari one only. They have been perfectly in tune and stable for about a month now in drastically changing climate. Hope that helps and sorry about the stream-of-consciousness rambling.
Could you please tell us which website is it?
Thanks
hm…i don’t quite remember…i downloaded the pdf
could be www.songsea.com
or you could google eugene (?) damm synthetic drone reed plan
Yes, that is the site, and here is the url for the drone reed design.
Yes… damn them… DAMN THEM TO HELL! Along with all those feckin’ snakes! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
http://www.kbs.mahost.org/hgc/snakesdaygreeting.html
St. Patrick.
Snakes? I don’t get it 
but I’ll humour you :adminok:
Joseph
Has anyone substituted plastic/styrin on composites with carbon fibre? It seems to be a success on GHB drone reed construction and has the benefit of being mellow in tone. I’ve tried to locate some but as yet nothing.
Any views on carbon as a substitute?
Joseph.
So is the drone read plan you have tried Joseph the one you have to pay $5 for or is it the free one by Edward A. Damm, Song of the Sea?
Teflon
I am assuming that I am the Joseph you are refering to. The plans I have came from an article a while back in the Piper’s Review, and as I understand it, they are the exact same plans offered by Song of the Sea. I don’t think they are free…$5 US sounds about right.
Yep indeed you are. Thanks.
Teflon
I’ve seen it a few times. I’m sure Andres Rogge has, though I won’t swear..
It seemed to work. Anything that flaps should do the trick.
Alan