BEFORE YOU USE YOUR CHANTER
You will need to prepare your new chanter to work in your bagpipes. The following steps are necessary
to familiarize you with your new instrument.
1.
HEMP -
Be sure to install new hemp on your chanter. The first few rows of hemp need to be
wrapped tightly around the chanter without leaving slack. This will prevent future issues where
the chanter freely turns around the hemp making it difficult to remove your chanter from the
stock. Ideally waxed hemp should be used for longevity. Once completed, the hemped chanter
should fit snuggly into the pipe stock.
2.
VISUAL INDICATOR -
Look for the visual indicator slot on the side of the chanter. Within this
slot, you will see a small screw. This small screw directly correlates to the reed seat height. DO
NOT USE ANY TOOL TO ADJUST OR REMOVE THIS SCREW. This screw will be used as a visual
indicator only.
3.
TUNING DIAL -
Gently turn the tuning
dial on the side of the chanter. You will
see that the visual indicator screw
moves up and down with the reed seat.
Do not force the tuning dial beyond the
top or bottom of the reed travel.
4.
SETTING THE REED SEAT HEIGHT -
Set
the visual indicator in the middle of the
slot. This position will set the reed seat
at the mid-adjustment point allowing
you to sharpen or flatten while you are
playing later.
5.
REED -
Set the reed into the reed seat
and twist ¼ turn clockwise to engage
the reed hemp into the threaded reed
seat.
SETTING A NEW CHANTER REED
When trying to set a reed for the first time you will need to consider that all reeds have a natural
balance point. While you might want to play your new chanter at a specific pitch (ie. 482Hz) you may
find that it will not naturally balance at that high pitch. If your chanter and reed naturally wants to
balance at 478Hz (High A & Low A), you must use tape to push the pitch higher.
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