Uilleann Bagpipe Drone Reed Set
Quality set of tenor, baritone and bass drone reeds for uilleann bagpipes, featuring brass bodies and styrene tongues. Well balanced, easy to tune, full-bodied tone. Brass body and styrene tongue eases the frustration of reeds closing up or adjusting with humidity/temperature changes. They are literally plug-and-play, and when tuned with each other they lock in and stay in tune with variations in pressure.
FAQ:
Q: How do they compare to Eezee drone reeds?
A: Way better. In more objective terms, brighter, not muddy like the Eezee drone reeds. Often I find the Eezee drone reeds to not balance well in many uilleann pipe drones—going out of tune with each other, phasing (beating), or gurgling octaves.
Q: How do you fine tune them?
A: I encourage using the tuning slides, or inserting the reed in the reed seat appropriately. Generally the reeds are very much plug and play. When necessary, you can adjust the tongue binding very slightly up or down.
Q: Do they tune in flat sets?
A: Yes, and quite well at that.
Quality set of tenor, baritone and bass drone reeds for uilleann bagpipes, featuring brass bodies and styrene tongues. Well balanced, easy to tune, full-bodied tone. Brass body and styrene tongue eases the frustration of reeds closing up or adjusting with humidity/temperature changes. They are literally plug-and-play, and when tuned with each other they lock in and stay in tune with variations in pressure.
FAQ:
Q: How do they compare to Eezee drone reeds?
A: Way better. In more objective terms, brighter, not muddy like the Eezee drone reeds. Often I find the Eezee drone reeds to not balance well in many uilleann pipe drones—going out of tune with each other, phasing (beating), or gurgling octaves.
Q: How do you fine tune them?
A: I encourage using the tuning slides, or inserting the reed in the reed seat appropriately. Generally the reeds are very much plug and play. When necessary, you can adjust the tongue binding very slightly up or down.
Q: Do they tune in flat sets?
A: Yes, and quite well at that.
Quality set of tenor, baritone and bass drone reeds for uilleann bagpipes, featuring brass bodies and styrene tongues. Well balanced, easy to tune, full-bodied tone. Brass body and styrene tongue eases the frustration of reeds closing up or adjusting with humidity/temperature changes. They are literally plug-and-play, and when tuned with each other they lock in and stay in tune with variations in pressure.
FAQ:
Q: How do they compare to Eezee drone reeds?
A: Way better. In more objective terms, brighter, not muddy like the Eezee drone reeds. Often I find the Eezee drone reeds to not balance well in many uilleann pipe drones—going out of tune with each other, phasing (beating), or gurgling octaves.
Q: How do you fine tune them?
A: I encourage using the tuning slides, or inserting the reed in the reed seat appropriately. Generally the reeds are very much plug and play. When necessary, you can adjust the tongue binding very slightly up or down.
Q: Do they tune in flat sets?
A: Yes, and quite well at that.
Thom Moore on Pat Skye chanter and Nick Whitmer drones, reeds by Justin Rosander.
