How To: Birl Tape Hack! How a few small pieces of tape may help fix your birl!

[@lesliethomson2441]

Hi Matt, great advice, and never heard of this one before.! ! ! BTW, you have a hypnotic glare in your eyes look carefully and you'll see the "ring light" ! (you should also say: become a patron,.. become a patron.)

[@tbwpiper189]

It's not a nugget...it's a GOLD nugget, Matt. Thanks!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Great to hear! Please share with any other pipers you think that could use this!

[@gunnsmoke357]

Thanks. I’m using the Omega chanter with 3inch diameter holes. This might really be of help.

[@taalyelxor]

Just put tape on both two holes of my practice chanter and I have noticed an immediate difference. Thanks!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Glad it helped!

[@WootTootZoot]

Excellent tip Matt. It works as advertised.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Great to hear!

[@christinewardyn6768]

Your full of brilliant knowledge. Thank you so much. 🤗🤗

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

So nice of you! Glad you found the channel here.

[@paulouellette6881]

Hey Matt...I burl with either a bounce & pull, or a figure 7 (as you talk about..) depending on the tune. With either one, coconut suntan oil makes them rip !!! Give it a try !!!!

[@henrikhjortshj6671]

I just use my nose grease.... by running my pinky along each side of my nose, I get the grease on my pinky and it works wunders.... try it. And the best thing is, I always have my nose with me. So I can grease my pinky before a tune. Love it.

[@gregoryalee2457]

What time of tape do you use? Electrical tape or bagpipe tape and what size?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

This is the tape I use: www.hendersongroupltd.com/product/black-chanter-tape/

[@gregoryalee2457]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Thanks, Matt, I had ordered this tape from the Piper's Hut but I wanted to be sure.

[@whitesurf1000]

Hello Matt Thanks for the video! What tune do you play at beginning and end of your videos? Many greetings Ingo

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

That's "All the Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border": bit.ly/BlueBonnets

[@whitesurf1000]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Thank you!

[@highlandspiper8838]

helped me esp on birl heavy tunes where i begin to lose umph in the lower hand

[@sunnykolkar6998]

Good suggestion definitely I will try in my Indian chanter

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Let us know how that goes!

[@rhysthompson9586]

Just a random question, would a cane practice chanter reed need more breath than a synthetic reed or is there not much difference?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I've heard cane practice chanter reeds take more air, but I've never actually played one...

[@rhysthompson9586]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Thanks. You should do a review, play test and comparison video of a cane reed and synthetic reed (cane reed VS Frazer Warnock)

[@ianhusker6475]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Cane chanter reeds are similar to cane drone reeds or chanter reeds in that they vary from reed to reed and take much more maintenance than plastic practice chanter reeds. They are not really worth the aggravation.