Uilleann Chanter Reed Final Scraping
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- čas přidán 6. 05. 2017
- Final thinning of the uilleann chanter reed blades, concentrating on the upper end near the lips. Starting condition: slight excess strength, pitch a little too sharp, back D (thumb note) sharp, and bottom D prone to gurgling. If reed is already in playing use, use only fine sandpaper and only a very few strokes each time, testing constantly especially back D. If sanded too much, back D becomes unsteady and goes flat under increased pressure.
- Hudba
wow, super video sir... just starting out on making a chanter for my own pleasure, and reeds as well... God help me!
I learned to make reeds in
na piobaire uilleann Dublin but I still struggle to make well finished reeds, this is invaluable.
Should a reed be hard to play at first and get easier to play over time or should it play easy enough from the start, I constantly over sand to get it playing the way I like
How is your cairn terrier doing?
Two questions, if you don't mind:
What are the grit numbers for the two pieces of sandpaper you used?
Secondly, I found the DIY diagrams for an uillean pipe set. I also watched a few of your videos on making a set. Is there a means of building a set if you lack access to a lathe and drill press or borer?
If you are making reeds occasionally as a piper, you should be cautious. The red paper is a medium grit around 150, which I use on a new reed like this one which is being finished for the first time. Once the reed is able to be played for music --and if you are adjusting a reed you have been using for a while-- you should probably use finer paper, about 220 or 320 grit. I invented a way to build chanters using thin brass hobby tubing to make a stepped-taper bore that I called the "Penny-Chanter." It plays well and the basic information is public domain. The drones can be built of tubing as well, but I myself haven't devised a home build construction for those that is as good a performer as the chanter. If you can find some piping forums online you may find more resources.
Oops I did not mean to have those words stricken out.
Thanks so much for the input and info.
aspektx, I made a penny-chanter from scratch based on David's notes without a drill press or a lathe. While the lathe is not required for his plans, I do NOT recommend trying to skip the drill-press and drill holes with a hand-drill. If you do, learn from my fail and do a technique known as "brassing" to your drill bits. Look up the details, but basically, you are intentionally dulling the bits so that they don't dig in the moment they break through the surface. It's also critical to mount the chanter in a proper vise. I sliced my finger trying to drill holes for my chanter; many years later, I still have a faint scar from it.
You don't need an amazing drill press to do this; the smallish ones are fine (as long as they can handle all the drill-bits). You just want the control that the lever-action gives you. If you don't want to invest in a drill press, consider finding a local hacker-space that focuses on fabrication stuff and have them help you. In my experience, these places have very reasonable rates; but often require a one-time safety class.
verdatum thank you.
No wonder I could barely get a sound out of my uilleann pipes! The chanter reed was too thick.