Ok, to cut a long story sideways, I have a BIG problem with me reed. I’m based in North London and have been trying to make a decent reed for half a week now (I’m still a newby reed maker!) So I was wondering if there are any pipers in London who would be kind enough to sell me a spare, or maybe teach me a few pointers here and there for reed making, before this friday (have a lot of very important sessions/gigs this weekend I can’t turn down).
Any help/advice/knowledge or anything else would be massively appreciated!!
I usually send him emails for reeds with reed dimensions for my Rogge chanters and once for my Kennedy chanter (I get reeds in post without posting chanter). I adjust reeds I get in post to suit chanter.
I did once or twice send my Rogge B chanter and my Pat Stones D narrow chanter to him to reed when he once lived in Bath.
Ferg to answer your question the chanter is made by Marc Van Daal, lovely little thing, but the reeds I’ve been making haven’t been good enough because I think I’m just making school boy errors. Though I’m getting my head down and doing my homework, I don’t think I’ll be able to make one until Friday. Thanks for all the contact details as well, I’ll give them a ring and see what I can find.