Fix the Crow on Your High A using fine grit sandpaper!

Fix the Crow on Your High A using fine grit sandpaper! - Matt Willis Bagpiper

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4 жыл бұрын

You'll want 320 or even 500 grit sandpaper for this! Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video! In this video Matt Willis Bagpiper discusses two techniques to reduce or remove the crow from your high A and high G! The crow being that staticky sound that can often happen on the top note of your bagpipe chanter.
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@stanmathewson8434 4 жыл бұрын

I just worked in a new reed because my old reed had a bad crow I couldn’t get rid of. The new reed also had a crow. I was getting frustrated. Had some 2000 grit sandpaper. Did the same thing just with a little more pressure on the reed when sanding it. Took the crow right out. Now the reeds have that crisp sound you were talking about without the static.

@levimessinetti5213 Жыл бұрын

Matt, I just eliminated a horrible high crow in 5 seconds using the thumbnail method, saving a great sounding reed. Thanks for everything. Happy St. Patrick's Month!

@MattWillisBagpiper Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@kyleddrummer6988 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this vid whas very useful

@DemoDick1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the content. I bought some spools of polyester thread 🧵 (there’s an emoji for that, really?) and am going to re-“hemp” my pipes soon. Seems like a logical idea. You might be getting a new Skype student too.

@MattWillisBagpiper 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent and hope to be working with you soon!

@stanmathewson8434 4 жыл бұрын

Sgt. Rock I rehemped with the poly thread about six months ago. I don’t think I’ll go back to conventional hemp ever again.

@DemoDick1 4 жыл бұрын

Stan Mathewson Good to hear. Been away from the instrument for a while and I’m diving back in. I’m hoping for a “set it and (largely) forget it” situation.

@LesliePiper 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattWillisBagpiper Looking forward to the "comparison test" results

@spodosol Жыл бұрын

Did the trick!

@MattWillisBagpiper Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@kylewallis795 4 жыл бұрын

Can you make a vid on how to March in a band please

@LesliePiper 4 жыл бұрын

I second the motion

@kylewallis795 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers matey

@kylewallis795 4 жыл бұрын

I meant mate😂

@BrandonMcCarty 4 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@shawnstevens6680 4 жыл бұрын

Huzzah!

@jimmclean9312 4 жыл бұрын

I was shown how to get rid of my high end Crow by simply rubbing the top edge of the reed with the back of my Thumbnail. works every time.

@MattWillisBagpiper 4 жыл бұрын

I talk about that about 2/3s of the way through... It feels weird!

@jepense82 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. Perhaps a stupid question but i was just wondering if you have any tips on identifying a true/right high a? I'm having some trouble zoning in on it.

@MattWillisBagpiper Жыл бұрын

Tuning wise? Most folks tend to have it a bit flat compared to low A (but just a bit). Tone wise, it should be slightly thin, but not scratchy. But also not really piercing and loud. Hope that helps.

@jphmz 3 жыл бұрын

Only my E & F notes are really flat compared to the others (which are in tune), is there a way to fix that with a ‘less destructive’ method? I already put a lot of tape on the other notes to get the right sound :/

@MattWillisBagpiper 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried other reeds? If it's like that with several brands of reed, you may want to try a different chanter...

@amanfromaplace 3 жыл бұрын

So I thought I had the perfect reed, but I just needed it a bit tougher to keep from getting early E's. I poked the reed, now I've got a crow. Is that common and does it have the same solution?

@MattWillisBagpiper 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd try to fix the crow the same way. That's happened to me before too. Best of luck!