reed strength

The Pipe Reed Strength Tester is a great tool for any piper. This will help you determine the strength of the pipe chanter reed that you are playing. When you have a pipe chanter reed that is a good strength for you, simply use the tester on the top of your pipe chanter, and determine the strength of the reed. Then the next time you need to order a reed, you can request the strength that will suit you best. We use this reed strength tester for all of the reeds we sell. Here are the levels that we use. Please note the following are levels of water column inches. Soft - 27 or lower, Medium - 28 to 37, Hard - 38 or more.