Played by Cory Dale at the McLaren residence, Brisbane, Queensland. 30 - 6 - 2009
Information about the reeds available by contacting Malcolm McLaren at -
bagpipereeds@gmail.com
Audio and Video production by me, David (ausdag) Goldsworthy
Concerning the reed, Cory Dale writes -
The McLaren plastic chanter reed is the culmination of 15 years' research and development by Malcolm McLaren of Brisbane, Australia. It represents a monumental leap in piping technology, finally offering an alternative to cane chanter reeds without sacrificing tone and volume. In my humble opinion these reeds are by far the best of the synthetic chanter reeds available to date. They have been played by many pipers ( some "A" grade ) in solo competitions and demonstrations here ( and overseas ) and have not been picked as a plastic reed, as the tone is so close to that of a traditional cane reed, only the most well trained ear can pick it. They offer stability and reliability in tone and tuning..... as you can see, even dunking it in water will not change it. This reed is the ultimate for those who play at weddings and funerals as it does not change in pitch. It also offers great volume for pressure and is available in strengths from 13 (really easy) -20 (hard) the reed played was a "medium " of 17.
For any further information you can contact Malcolm on
bagpipereeds@gmail.com
or myself at
cory@dalebagpipes.com.au
(Cory Dale, Australia 30 - 6 - 2009)
