There's no such thing as a perfect reed-and-chanter combo. Every reed is handmade from wood and reacts to how hard and wet you blow, how long you've played, and the weather. Retuning is a constant, ongoing job, not a one-time fix.
Aim for a target pitch, not an exact number. Even top bands don't chase a fixed pitch outdoors. They set an indoor target and accept that temperature and conditions will shift it on any given day.
Alternate top-hand and bottom-hand drills for a full workout. My 20-minute play-along runs D throws, doublings, taorluaths, gracenotes, and birls back to back, deliberately switching hands each time, like alternating muscle groups at the gym.
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Get the Pipes Out! — July 12, 2023
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08:20vs bands pitch, outdoors How target indoors a🔒
10:28Tape, chanters and matching reed selection,🔒
16:11the a play-along out Getting pipes for live🔒
20:20up Warm-up: scale down the D throws and🔒
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25:43relaxed and the keeping Taorluaths thumb🔒
29:07High drills doublings G and gracenote🔒
35:22right on the getting low A the Birls: beat🔒
39:05top bottom Recap: drills and alternating hand🔒
41:07control, not rushing comes speed Wrap-up: from🔒
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