Gibson Practice Chanter Reed

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The Gibson reed's wide blades accommodate more air, which increases output volume and fullness. The design is ideal for those stronger blowers who have had difficulty with practice reeds "shutting off" during embellishments.

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3.8

Good Reed

This is an excellent reed in the right practice chanter. I purchased this reed for my McCallum PC5 and it doesn't work in that particular practice chanter, but is amazing in my old Lawrie. In the McCallum, it's very easy to overblow and Low A and Low G always sound awful with this reed (if they sound at all). There seems to be no sweet spot for those notes especially. In the Lawrie, the reed sounds every note perfectly and is not particularly easy to overblow. It never shuts off with regular playing and also has great tone. It seems to work better in chanters with a slightly wider chamber even though if it doesn't touch the sides of the more narrow ones.

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Reviewed by: (Verified Buyer) Kailey Gregory from Houston, TX on 2/22/2020

Not As Described, But Still Good.

I just received my reed, and it is the easiest practice chanter reed I have ever played. They say it is ideal for stronger blowers who have trouble with chanter reeds shutting off during embellishments, but I am a fairly hard blower and I’m basically whistling into it and it shuts off. I would only recommend this reed if you blow your practice chanter very, very softly.

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Reviewed by: Just_Another_Piper from #YeahRightI’mNotGivingMyLocation on 10/24/2019

Gibson & Abbotts

Gibson & Abbotts are the only reeds I use for my chanter. This is an easy reed to play and has good tone, but it does stick a little at times — other than that, no complaints. This is also the reed that my fellow band members use.

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Reviewed by: Gavin Anderson from Memphis on 9/30/2019

Piper

Good practice chanter reed.

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Reviewed by: Glenn Payne from Akron on 7/15/2019

Great Reed for Gibson PC

I have the Gibson PC in cocobolo and found this is by far the best reed in terms of tuning. One might have tonal preferences to say an Abott (also works well tuning wise) but I find the Gibson reed to be better over time. Highly recommend using a rubber band for volume control.

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Reviewed by: Kyle Gray from FAIRBANKS on 4/16/2026

Q: Why might I need the elastic band? I recently purchased an R.C.Hardie practise chanter which I like very much but want to try some different reeds. (The supplied reed seems sensitive to pressure - squawking or closing off if I'm not right on.) Does my chanter need the elastic band?

Asked by: dhlocker - 7/5/2019

A: The elastic band on a practice chanter will cause the reed to be easier to blow, and rase the pitch of the practice chanter!

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Answer provided by: Jon Maffett (7/6/2019)

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Q: I ordered the Gibson practice chanter reed from your store a few months back. I like the shorter version of the reed which I did order last. I would like 6 more reeds of the same make. I want to be sure I order the proper ones. Please help

Asked by: Doug Robinson - 1/14/2021

A: We would be happy to pick through the reeds and select the shortest ones for you. Please just mention this in the comments section during the checkout process.

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Answer provided by: Jon Maffett (1/14/2021)

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Q: About how long do you think it will take to get the Gibson PC reed in and shipped? A rough estimate is fine. Thanks!

Asked by: Carmine Russo - 3/7/2021

A: as of 3/8/21....I believe that it will be 1 to 2 weeks before we have more in stock.

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Q: Why might I need the elastic band? I recently purchased an R.C.Hardie practise chanter which I like very much but want to try some different reeds. (The supplied reed seems sensitive to pressure - squawking or closing off if I'm not right on.) Does my chanter need the elastic band?

Q: I ordered the Gibson practice chanter reed from your store a few months back. I like the shorter version of the reed which I did order last. I would like 6 more reeds of the same make. I want to be sure I order the proper ones. Please help

Q: About how long do you think it will take to get the Gibson PC reed in and shipped? A rough estimate is fine. Thanks!

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