Patent ID: 7115804

Claim:
A chanter for mounting in an outlet tube of a set of bagpipes comprising: a chanter pipe having a series of finger holes by which notes can be selected; the chanter pipe having a collar at an upper end; a hub having a hub body for attachment to the collar; the hub having a sleeve arranged such that the sleeve extends from the upper end of the chanter pipe for insertion into the tube of the set of bagpipes with an outer surface of the sleeve providing a friction fit within the tube such that the hub is supported in the tube for receiving air through the tube from the bag for passing through the pipe for playing the notes; a shuttle mounted in the sleeve so as to be held in the sleeve against side to side movement within the sleeve; the shuttle having a hollow bore therethrough to allow the air to pass from the tube to the chanter pipe; the shuttle having an inner cylindrical surface at an upper end for engaging and receiving an outer surface of a reed, such that the reed, when inserted, is held in fixed position in the shuttle with a mouth of the reed above an upper end of the shuttle so as to supported within the tube for generating a vibration in air passing through the tube to the chanter pipe for generating the notes; the shuttle being slidable longitudinally of the hub so as adjust the distance of the mouth of the reed from the holes in the chanter pipe to change tuning of the chanter pipe; and an adjustment member mounted on the hub which is manually actuable by manual movement relative to the hub to drive sliding movement of the shuttle within the hub to effect the change of the tuning.