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Tone enhancers proved to be an immediate and outstanding success allowing players to maintain a tighter pipe bag with less air as the main escape route of the drones were now filled with the tone enhancer which regulated the air leaving the drone.
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Tone Enhancers were another innovation from RT Shepherd and Sons (Scotland) Ltd. Developed in partnership with Robert Mathieson, Pipe Major of House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead in 2000 the original tone enhancer provided another solution to old problems of unsteady blowing, holding a constant tone in the drones and preventing excess moisture reaching the drone reeds.
A zipper access bag is required for installation of tone enhancers. Tone enhancers provide the player with the following benefits:
Efficient Air Flow
Improved Tonal Stability
Easier to blow and maintain blowing
Sharper strikes
Sharper cut outs
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4.8
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Works as advertised - helps regulate the air to the drones. I can feel a difference with these installed, however my instructor gave me a set when I was young so in reality I noticed NOT having them in. Happy with the purchase. I had to get creative with a bar of bees wax and hemp to get them to stay in,. perhaps something to keep in mind.
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Jacob Hughes
from California on 7/8/2019
5
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I have always been a wet blower. Been piping about 19 years now, compete in grade 2 EUSPBA. I have been using the Ross canister in order to play more than just 1/2 hour / day. Tube and bottle traps by themselves do not stop moisture from condensing on my drone reeds. I decided to try these in order to lighten up my set-up. The chemical balls shipped with the enhancers do not stop moisture on my drone reeds. However, by exchanging the chemical balls for the clay found in the Ross canister, allies me to play about 2 hours without moisture issues. I have to dry the clay in the micro wave often, but at least it works. These items work for me in this process. I Am now using these in 2 sets of pipes.
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Sheldon Hamblin
from West Falmouth, Ma on 7/2/2019
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drone enhancers
These helped my blowing and lightened up my bag from the Ross Canister system which worked well for me. But I needed to shed the weight and my drone reeds have stayed dry. I recommend!
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Sue Maxwell Lewis
from Marion on 8/6/2019
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Pipe Major
I have several pipers who struggle with howling drones and wheezing cut offs and striking in. After trying several other products, in desperation I got a set of these and to my delight, they worked straight out of the package (with a little waxed hemp and a strong right arm). I have them in three of my own pipe sets, including my 1956 Lawries, which have been temperamental as a teenager until these went in. I’m very impressed, and highly recommend them if your technique is a little suspect. They do need the desiccant changed annually, but they work very well.
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Billthedoc
from Ocean Springs on 9/19/2023
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How often do you have to change dessicant? Will being a wet blower effect the airflow?
Asked by:
Jim
- 12/23/2019
A:
You should change them once a year. The Alumina balls wont break down so you should have no problem!
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how do you adjust
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Major Steve Pace
- 2/21/2020
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There is no adjustment with these.
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Do the Shepherd tone enhancers work with Canning drone reeds?
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Don Wilson
- 5/16/2020
A:
Yes, these will work well with all synthetic drone reeds. I would not suggest them for can drone reeds though.
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Jon Maffett (5/18/2020)
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Are these enhancers able to fit D. Booth pipes and how are they installed? Thank you
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Evan Holmes
- 9/29/2020
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They will fit any great highland pipe, but not small pipes. They fit inside the drones from the bag side, you would need a zippered bag to be able to use them.
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Jon Maffett (11/20/2020)
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Would these be considered drone regulators as I struggle to keep a full bag because of the air pushing through the drones? I would like to cut that flow back.
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Marcel Paul Belinsky
- 11/20/2020
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Yes, I have heard people refer them as drone regulators!
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Are these valves adjustable?
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Gary
- 1/14/2023
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Hello. My Pipe Major uses blue tone enhancers (mfg. unknown) he bought from your site a while ago. He suggested I get a set. They look similar to these black ones. Is it the same product in a new color? Or do you also sell blue tone enhancers made by someone else? Thanks
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Kathy
- 10/17/2024
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The Tone Enhancers are a Shepherd product and I believe are the only company that makes this item in this design. They have been black in the past and our current stock is a light blue. They would be the same as your Pipe Major.
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Jon Maffett (10/17/2024)
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Is it 44.95 for a set of 3
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John Connell
- 1/13/2025
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Yes it is!
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