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Today's focus: Selecting and Adjusting Pipe Chanter Reeds Today's lesson includes two video demonstrations, the first on selecting a good pipe chanter reed and the second on adjusting the strength of your chanter reed so it is efficient and comfortable to play. The ideal pipe chanter reed: has a good sound is efficient is stable over time is stable vs. pressure is easy to tune The important first step in achieving a good chanter sound is selecting a good chanter reed. There are some tips and tricks to making a reed easier and more efficient, but your goal of a great chanter sound will be easier to achieve if you being with the best of your available reeds. How to pick out a good chanter reed: After you've selected your reed, the most common issue pipers face is how to adjust the strength of the reed.  We know that a well broken in reed will ...