Difference Between Different Chanter Reeds

[Mike S]

If you haven't already, you need to ingratiate yourself with this forum board:

http://forums.bobdunsire.com/forums/index.php

You are really jumping the gun worrying about the rather complex selection of pipes and reeds at this early stage. However reed selection is dependent not only on personal preferences, but also what drone and chanter reeds sound best with your make/model/drone bore dimensions/setup. Thus the vast variety.