Drone pressure should always match your chanter reed, not the other way around. Your pipe chanter reed determines how hard your pipes are to blow, so the job of your drone reeds is to kick into their full 'double tone' at or just before that same pressure, using the least air possible.
The bridle is the adjustment point, and tiny moves make a big difference. Scooting the elastic bridle toward the open end of a drone reed closes the tongue down and makes the reed kick in at a lower pressure; a movement of just a millimeter or two is often enough to go from silent to perfect.
Most reed problems are really moisture problems. My own test of 36 dried-out reeds showed nearly all of them dramatically improved after a week in a humidity-controlled case, before ever touching a knife, a poker, or a bridle.
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Bagpipe Lessons Q&A: Setting Up & Adjusting Drone Reeds, Reed Humidity Levels & More
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