Pipe Chanter Reed (G1 Platinum)

I bought one of these along with 2 MG reeds intending to use it in a Peter Henderson chanter. I tried the MG reeds in my ceol chanter along with a Higgins reed. All of them work great but then I decided to try the G1 in it, It has a crisper, brighter, and clearer tone than any of the previous reeds. It took very little tape. I highly recommend it. My 2 favorites are the Higgins reed and then this takes 1st.

G1 platinum reed, dependable

After going through 5+ chanter reeds, I finally settled on this one. In my set of McCallum ABP1 poly pipes, it sounds beautiful paired with a MG Bass and Ezee tenors. Living in SE Texas (a swamp) it is super hard to keep reeds constant due to nearly 100% humidity and the G1 outperforms all others. In the summer, it can reach temps in excess of 105 degrees and 95% humidity. Even in these conditions, these reeds do not spike in pitch like others.

I've been doing business with jHiggins since 01, I think. It's always been a good experience and product. I bought my first kilt from jhiggins. All the best Lary Fowler

I ordered 5 of these and they just got here a day or so ago and I put them in my pipes today. I play easy reeds. 4 out of the 5 played easily right out of the box. The 5th was a bit harder, however it had good tone and is manageable. 2 are ready to go as is. If you are in a band or a perfectionist a little work might be in order. One sounded great when played "bare" in just the chanter, but turned flat when in the bag. It sounds like it will break sharper. I'm 64 and using a Sinclair Chanter (and pipes) that for some reason say MacPherson on them (actually done 50 years ago, look it up). and I can easily say that w/ one days work, these are some of the best reeds I have ever worked with, so I am giving them 5 stars for now. I will update if they go bad.

These are well made reeds. I recommend them.

Switched to the G1 for my band chanter as well as my solo chanter

Love these reeds! I have used several other makes and find these to be crisper cleaner and easier to play and sound great!

I had known about this reed for a long time now, and decided to give it a try. I first learned of it while talking with an older piper a few years ago, and he told me of how he uses only these particular reeds in his chanter, as they seem to hold up rather well in a humid climate. I had gotten one of these to compare with the in-store made reeds [Higgins] available on this site, such is what I play with almost exclusively. Very happy with these reeds!