Quote Originally Posted by Phil Wright
I consider myself averagely musical, so after my recent trip North I decided to invest in a practice chanter, (not a very expensive one though.) The reed sound is fine but I cannot get any other 'notes' out of it. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have 2 weeks left before back to work with my wife out of the house. If I can practice enough to get something vaguely musical I may get to pipes stage 2, but if not.......
Cheers.
Phil
Do you mean you get nothing when you assemble the chanter, or you only get that one note? If it's just the one note, did you remember to cover the thumb hole?

I know it's basic, but I've seen that mistake made on other woodwinds.