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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....
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Instructions for Re-Tonguing Composite Drone Reeds
Materials that you will need: A Bass saxophone reed or Bass Clarinet reed soft grade. A tenor Sax reed is...
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Instructions for Tuning Composite Drone Reeds
The following guidelines apply generally to tuning all kinds of drone reeds. a) The shorter the tongue the higher the...
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