Reeds for Practice Chanters and Bagpipes

Note: We request a minimum order of $15 in the U.S. (this is higher for orders sent abroad). Normal postage on reeds is $5 per order; we charge an additional amount for orders under $15.

Reeds for Practice Chanters

At left is a typical practice chanter reed. Notes regarding practice chanter reeds:
1. Any style of practice chanter reed can be played in any practice chanter. Which style of reed you use is a matter of personal choice.
2. Practice chanters use a different reed than bagpipe chanters; the practice chanter reed is plastic, and the standard  bagpipe chanter reed is made of cane. (There are synthetic bagpipe chanter reeds; these are expensive.)
3. Practice pipes, child's chanters, toy pipes and the chanters on miniature pipes all take practice chanter reeds.
4. Practice chanter reeds are not categorized as soft, medium or hard, as the cane bagpipe chanter reeds are.

RD10 (not shown): Scottish made standard practice chanter reed. Sleeve is black and blue plastic. 2 3/8" long overall. $4 each.

Reeds for Practice Pipes Chanter

RD20. Practice pipes plastic chanter reeds: $8. These are the reed supplied by Bagpipes Galore! of Scotland who manufacture our practice pipes. 2 3/8" long overall. Note: you can, however, play any practice chanter reed you wish in the practice pipes.

Reeds for Highland Bagpipes

When ordering reeds for bagpipes, please state size of pipes. If not standard model (eg. medieval pipes), give details on pipes, as the reeds are not the same for all kinds of pipes, and there are a lot of variations in pipes out there. We assume standard fullsize highland pipes unless you state otherwise.

Bagpipe chanter reeds, cane:
        RD31. Barnes of Scotland, easy or medium. $17
    RD32. We still have a few McRostie of Edinburgh, medium or hard, at $11
    Beginners on the pipes usually prefer soft reeds to start. Professionals often use the hard reeds. We show a typical bagpipe chanter reed in the picture: the color of the windings can vary, depending on the make of reed.

Bagpipe tenor drone reeds, cane:
    RD33. Mid-East brand $3
    RD34. McRostie of Edinburgh $7
Bagpipe bass drone reeds, cane:
    RD35. Mid-East brand $3
    RD36. McRostie of Edinburgh $7

At left we show a typical tenor drone reed (on the left in the picture), and a typical bass drone reed (on the right in the picture).

RD38. Steady Drones brand of synthetic drone reeds for fullsize highland bagpipes by Bagpipes Galore! Made in Scotland. One bass and two tenor reeds in set for $53.

Uilleann reeds

Uilleann reeds are on the uilleann pipes page.

Reeds for Miniature and Halfsize Pipes

We also stock chanter and drone reeds for miniature and halfsize pipes. These reeds are all $3 each.

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