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Composite Drone Reed Maintenance Overview

I have been working with ‘composite’ drone reeds (metal body/cane tongue) in my Uilleann Pipes since around the mid 90’s. I find […]

Materials that you will need: A Bass saxophone reed or Bass Clarinet reed soft grade. A tenor Sax reed is also acceptable […]

The following guidelines apply generally to tuning all kinds of drone reeds. a) The shorter the tongue the higher the pitch. b) […]

Keeping your Uilleann reeds in tune is both a challenge and a necessity. Cane is an organic material and as such will […]

There are generally only five problems that commonly arise. 1. ‘Clapping’, i.e. the reed closes shut with the result that there is […]

It is essential that the Drone Stock is not in any danger of falling out of the Drone Stock Cup. The ‘Drone […]

The History of Irish Uilleann Pipes This article by Martin Nolan appeared in An Píobairí Uilleann III.2. Thanks to An Na Píobairí Uilleann for […]

About Irish Uilleann Pipes This article by Martin Nolan appeared in An Píobairí Uilleann III.2. Thanks to An Na Píobairí Uilleann for their kind […]

Buying a Set of Irish Uilleann Pipes This article by Martin Nolan appeared in An Píobairí Uilleann III.2. Thanks to An Na Píobairí […]

Mouth Aperture As previously explained your reed can either close up or open up as a result of changes in ambient heat […]