GETTING STARTED
For best results from your Campbell Tunable Chanter please make sure that your instrument is correctly
hemped. These chanters have been designed to essentially be ‘plug-and-play’ but some adjustments and
familiarity with its features are required. Please read through the following instructions before making
any adjustments to your new chanter.
The use of a bagpipe tuner is a must to properly set your chanter pitch. Use a tuner of your choice.
Many pipers have had great success with the “Bagpipe Tuner” iPhone app - as it will allow you to fine
tune individual notes on the chanter. This process might take some time If you are a new piper and
don’t have a lot of experience with tuning a chanter, but have fun with it!
WHAT REED TO USE IN YOUR NEW CHANTER
Through extensive testing, it is most likely that your new chanter will require a specific type of reed to
sound properly. However, not all reeds are made the same so your experience might produce different
results. Depending on the type of chanter you have purchased will determine what reed you will need.
FUNDAMENTALS OF PITCH
FLATTEN PITCH
- Lengthening the distance between the reed and the top of the holes will lower their
pitch. If your reed pitch is too sharp, you must move the reed upwards by turning the tuning dial
counterclockwise.
SHARPEN PITCH
- Shortening the distance between the reed and the top of the holes will raise the
pitch. If your reed pitch is too flat, you must move the reed downward by turning the tuning dial
clockwise.
The picture to the right
is an example of a
"molded" reed. These
reeds tend to play at a
flatter pitch and work
very well in the Concert
Pitch – Bb chanter.
This is an example of a
“ridge cut” reed. Notice
the distinct step at the
shoulder. These reeds
tend to naturally have a
sharper pitch and work
best in the Band chanter.
RIDGE CUT REED
MOLDED REED
BAND CHANTER
CONCERT PITCH CHANTER
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