"Crack" - Harder reeds do seem to have a nice "crackle" to them when played that an easier reed doesn't have.Dips and surges don't come across as much, and the tuning of some notes (like D's) tends not to change as much with changes in blowing. Steadiness "Masking." Hard reeds tend to mask problems with steady blowing better than easy reeds.Meanwhile, in a solo piping scenario, playing louder doesn't really help us much at all. To my mind, more volume is only actually a positive if it is well balanced across an entire pipe corps. Perhaps in a band situation more volume could be better, but if 6 out of 10 of the players in the band are playing significantly easier (quieter) reeds than the other 4, this can pose balance problems. But, ask yourself: in what situations do I actually WANT more volume? The bagpipes are already quite loud. Hard reeds produce more volume than easier reeds. This means their tuning changes (slightly) less than easier reeds with changes in environment. Probably because there's more physical material in a harder reed, they tend to be more stable than easier reeds. We often "come up" in piping cultures that implicitly or explicitly coerce us into playing hard reeds, but if we sit down and think about it, the cons FAR outweigh the pros of playing a reed that's too strong for us. Taxes, fees not included for deals content.To illustrate the fallacy that hard pipe chanter reeds are somehow desirable, I often ask students to lay out pros and cons. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this matter, you are welcome to contact our customer support team.īusinessYab is not a booking agent, and does not charge any service fees to users of our site.īusinessYab is not responsible for content on external web sites. The brand names, logos, images and texts are the property of these third parties and their respective owners. BusinessYab cannot be held responsible or liable for the accuracy, correctness, usefulness or reliability of the data. The content displayed in the BusinessYab Directory consists of information from third parties, among others from publicly accessible sources, or from customers, who have a presentation page in our directory. © 2023 All Rights reserved.Īt BusinessYab our purpose is to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists, restaurants, bars, hotels, local businesses.
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