I make uilleann pipes chanter and regulator reeds since 2008.

I started with reedmaking as I needed a reliable set to perform with in demanding situations as outdoor festivals, street performances and environments with sudden temperature changes. Trough years of experiments I come up with a reed design that is very stable, easy to play and with minimal pressure change required between the two octaves.

Even if cane (Arundo Donax) is my favourite material to work with, I can use Ayous wood (Triplochiton scleroxylon) which offers even more stability in extreme climate situations.

During the years I had the opportunity to test instruments by many pipemakers, here you have a partial list in alphabetical order:

Aebi, Arpa, Bicego, Bresciani, Burton, Childress, Curran, Daye, De Keyzer, Du Ve, Faden, Froment, Gallager, Galloway, Heuline, Howard, Kwisthout, Lambe, Lawrence, Mallory-Pogam, Morandini, Morrison, Nakatsui, O’Briain, O’Hagan, Olivier, Patkos, Quinn, Roberts, Rogge, Rowesome, Seery, Sloan, Thompson, Van Daal, Vickers, Vignoles, Whitmer, Williams, Woof.

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