Abbott Blue Practice Chanter Reed

This reed is kind of loud and takes a bit more air with a little bit more breath control. Nothing too arduous. However, knowing what I know now about other reeds, I would not like this as my first or only PC reed. I think it's better suited for somebody who's been playing for X period of time and has their breathing endurance and playing skills up a little bit. Ie. If you're studying out of The Green Book, after you got a bit of a handle on Scots Wha Hae. Prior to that I think a G1 or Ezeedrone or Walsh or Warnock maybe even a Q is better for the raw beginner. And I'm not sure which PC reed may be louder or loudest, but people who may not notice you practicing with the others I mentioned are probably going to notice you practicing with this one. For reference: My PC is the Dunbar millennium 2,000, now simply called their LONG PC. Dunbar tells me the only thing that changed is the name. Nothing that would affect sound quality.

Ordered with a McCallum PC and the tone and pressure required is perfect. Really loving the pairing, and it replaced my old Abbot Reed that I've been using for many many years. Abbott reeds have a robust sound and are very hard wearing. I suspect this reed will last for several years as well.