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• If you observe that, with the keynote centered, from G (the fifth), the scale seems too high, you should
scrape the rear of the chanter reed lightly and push it further into its slot. With this small refinement of
the rear the general tone comes down but in a more pronounced way in the top half of the chanter. You
should be careful not to overdo the scraping.
This deviation in the top half can also be produced if the cane plates are too closed and very dry. The
solution: Open them and moisten them slightly.
• If only the high B and high C sound too high, you should only scrape from the middle area to the edge
of the chanter reed, or open it slightly.
• If the opposite occurs, that is to say, that the top half is too low compared to the keynote, it could be due to:
· A chanter reed that has been used too much or has been scraped too much: It should be trimmed.
· It has not been inserted far enough: Insert further.
· Its plates are too far apart: Adjust accordingly.
· It is too wide. File or sand the plates to reduce their width.
• If the entire scale is too low: An inadequate chanter reed, one that is too wide, too long or too old. If it is
too long, you can trim it, if it is too wide, you can attempt to narrow it somewhat but, in the other two
cases, you will need to use a new one. Another reason why the general tuning may be low is the exces-
sively low temperature of the chanter. The solution is simple: Let it become warm gradually.
These basic ideas should be learnt to later combine them, experimenting, until you obtain the most appro-
priate solution each time.
A very good and hitherto unheard of trick, is to tie the plates with
thread as in the main threading, from the metallic regulator
upwards. This allows us, adding more or less thread, to increase the
tone. It is a very effective trick, especially when it is cold or with
chanter reeds that sound too low and that, to make them sound
higher, would require them to be cut a great deal which would also
cause deviations.
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