The Staredown ~Twisted Hemp, week 6

Pipes are nigh on impossible to keep in tune.  Especially in winter!  John Joe, and so many like him, take to more magical ways of dealing with temperamental reeds…..

Like a good, long stare.  That should do it, yes?  Yes.

*I have heard it said that the great Liam O’Flynn would do this on occasion when a reed was acting up.  He would remove it from the chanter, take a long hard look at it, and then put it gently back into place without saying a word.  Miraculously, the reed would then be in tune.  But of course it would.  No reed would misbehave long for Liam O’Flynn.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvBnEvuBuA

 

 


Comments (2)

  • Naka Ishii December 19, 2019 - 5 years ago

    Funny, I just heard about Benedict Koehler doing just that to someone’s reed, with the very same result!

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    • amy December 22, 2019 - 5 years ago

      It must be a magical trick indeed!!!!!

      Reply

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