The Higgins pipe chanter reed is made by Jim Higgins. It is a molded design formed with diamond tipped precision tooling that Jim designed.
It comes in 3 strengths: Easy, Medium and Hard
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Excellent Reed
I got the hard version because I am a super tough dude. Soaked it for 30 seconds and then dried it, slapped it in the pipes and played for 30 minutes straight. Zero tape needed. Played a gig with it that same night! Crisp grace notes and a banging low G! I use a poly infinity chanter
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I ordered 3 reeds and they arrived quickly. They were all nearly perfectly tuned and needed no adjustments. Just what I needed! Thank you.
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I ordered 3 and they arrived quickly. All were almost perfectly tuned and just what I wanted. Thank you!
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Higgins Pipe Chanter Reed
There are a lot of good pipe chanter reeds on the market today, but these reeds are at the top of this pipers list! Great consistency from reed to reed, lots of volume, and excellent intonation on most chanters. Beautiful top hand, with minimal tape needed on high G. Highly recommended.
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Chanter reed
Top quality.
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Didn't need much tape, sound is good
I haven't played with it much yet so I can't speak of durability obviously. What I can say is it took a LOT less to get it in tune. God knows that's a win. I have an Infinity chanter that is very picky with reeds. I ordered both easy and medium since I have not used this before. I think I'm in between. :( Why not? I am in sizes of clothes! They do seem to be sized accurately with strength. Has a nice crow out of box
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Great reed for Shepherd MK3
I had been struggling to find a good reed for my Shepherd, MK3 chanter and was told to try and Higgins reed. Since I received this reed, it’s been quite a pleasure playing it.
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My go-to reed
Always a crisp crow and a good player. My pipes are set up for dry reed playing and the Higgins reed always settles in nicely. As a solo piper, I need reeds I can depend on to tune in quickly and stay while waiting around to play.
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reliable reeds
Our band has used Higgins chanter reeds exclusively since founding in 2000. They reliably provide bright, steady tone over a variety of blowing strengths and playing skills.
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Great reeds
Really solid reeds. I got east reeds. They come in around 30.
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Best Pipe Reeds in US
Reeds are very responsive and of excellent quality
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Stable Reed
This reed is reliable and very stable. No fluctuations with this reed!
