I've always loved Chieftains and have never noticed any chronic tuning problems, but we all know how individual whistles can be. Having said that, the Low D's could definitely be a challenge to small hands. Pipers grip is essential (though I now use that...
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Wee word of warning: I don't know what they are like now, but I had a Chieftain low whistle for a short time. It was chronically flat and not tunable, which wasn't an ideal combination, plus reaching the holes was a b**ch. Best thing I ever did was get ...
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