This post is all about finding a good match for the Canning tenors I have in this set of Colin Kyo bagpipes. Here is a little snippet of the low A’s from each recording in sequence. So, in order, we have 1. Canning carbon fiber 2. Crozier glass 3. Kinnaird Evolution 4. Ezeedrone (regular) 5. Henderson Harmonic Deluxe 6. old Kinnaird. Unfortunately the old Kinniard, last one, is a wee bit (more) out of tune than the rest and I actually rerecorded it but I think I was in a slightly different spot so the harmonics didn’t so the same so I used the slightly out of tune one.<\/p>\n
combo<\/a><\/p>\n That sound file above is composed of little snippets of each of the files below, which comprise the same slow air played each time (Fair Maid) followed by some reel, or maybe a jig. I include the old Kinnaird twice, the slightly out of tune one (with fairly decent birls) and then another one where I goof up the repeats on a jig (and every single birl) although it’s supposed to be slightly more in tune.<\/p>\n canningcarbonfiber<\/a><\/p>\n crozierglass<\/a><\/p>\n evolution<\/a><\/p>\n ezeedrone<\/a><\/p>\n hhd<\/a><\/p>\n oldkinnaird<\/a><\/p>\n oldkinnairdlong<\/a>\u00a0(more in tune?)<\/p>\n I liked the old Kinnaird so much I played our band’s medley.<\/p>\n medley-oldkinnairdbass<\/a><\/p>\n In the end, bass drones will be bass drones! But man, listen to those tenors! Chanter is also Colin Kyo<\/a> with a Husk<\/a> chanter reed.<\/p>\n Lastly, here’s an older video on YouTube of me playing some of the same tunes on the same pipe, different Colin Kyo chanter though, but still Canning drone reeds.<\/p>\n Video!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This post is all about finding a good match for the Canning tenors I have in this set of Colin Kyo bagpipes. Here is a little snippet of the low A’s from each recording in sequence. So, in order, we have 1. Canning carbon fiber 2. Crozier glass 3. Kinnaird Evolution 4. Ezeedrone (regular) 5. … Continue reading Colin Kyo bass drone reed orgy<\/span>