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Some improvements have been made. The chanter has been altered to improve tone and tuning by Tim Britton
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Altered???
Did Tim move that C# note hole 3.5 or 4 mm.
I thought people stopped making chanters to suit reeds…
It’s hard to tell what went on there.
Tony, that almost looks like a keyed hole just under the finger hole to me - although I’m not sure what note it would be. Is that the back D hole above it would you guess? Interesting, whatever it is…
No it isn’t, as Tommie said above, he moved the hole, plain and simple.
plain and simple - just like the photo clearly illustrates…which is why we asked peter. We can’t all be as smart as you! 
I’ll say it again… it’s hard to tell what went on there.
Here’s a blowup of the reworked chanter.
The bit about the hole, perhaps? If you put hair around it it probably would have made more sense. 
djm
What happened is that Tim filled the existing hole with ebony dust and super glue and then re-drilled the hole higher to bring it into tune. The other thing Tim did was to add a tuning slide to the upper throat of the chanter. This has advantages as well as disadvantages. The greatest disadvantage would be that the chanter is now limited to the use of storebought tubing for staples.
djm, who is KP and why are you quoting someone where no post exists?
Davey, I follow the wood dust & super glue method of plugging holes… that explains the ‘melted cheese’ appearance around the top.
That’s nice work! I can barely make out the position of the old hole. Is ebony dust expensive?
So Tim modified the chanter to fit his reed style. Trouble is, Tim is about the only one who makes good reeds in that style. I wonder how it worked before the Brittonization?
Ted
So Tim modified the chanter to fit his reed style. Trouble is, Tim is about the only one who makes good reeds in that style. I wonder how it worked before the Brittonization?
Ted
I’ve had no problems making reeds in the Britton style for Britton chanters as well as other chanters. I know of many others who have no problems making very nice reeds in a Britton style. Also those who use some of his techniques in a ‘traditional’ reed style. He’s hardly the only one who makes good reeds in that style.
Dionys
Que? You’re not going to miss that hole being filled in. Ebony dust has a cost, given that you need to own a block of ebony and sandpaper, and some of your time is taken up making the dust itself, you could factor that in as well.
Tim recommends fucking up, oops, I mean modifying, chanters in this manner in his reedmaking book(also with the E). Not nearly so reprehensible with Lambe but he’s horked out good chanters as well.
I will agree that modifying, and especially reboring, a chanter is an extreme thing to do. In my mind it should mostly be reserved for Pakistani junk, something that’s been hacked beyond saving in the past or only done by a pipemaker on their own sets. One can, however, find junky sets and/or chanters from every maker and sometimes a person’s solution (though it would not be mine) is to have another pipemaker make it ‘right.’
However, I was merely talking about Tim’s reedmaking style.
Best regards,
Dionys
Tim’s reeds are hard and require a smidgeon of ‘true’ muscle to effectively perform with…really, nothing wrong with that at all. Problem is…not many, especially the newer ones, can appreciate his expertise and craftmanship when it comes to Tim’s reeds…which are clear and true, requiring confidence and ‘guts’ to execute effectively.
Errr, have you ever met Tim? I don’t think he actually has any “true” muscles.
And Tony, KP is me. I deleted that post as my doctor says I need to stop being so snippy. Tall order. DJM apparently jumped on it before I got to it. k