Quote Originally Posted by Phil Wright
Yep, just getting the same sound as the reed out of the chanter- with a bit more depth!!! It's not the finest manufacturing so it's probably a case of you get what you pay for but I would have thought I should be able to get notes out whatever?
Phil
If you're getting sound out of the chanter then about the only things I can think of would be either a huge crack in the body (which you would've noticed, so thats not it) or you're not getting a perfect seal over the tone holes.

Do you at least have an instruction book? If not, and if you don't know wind instruments, (if you do, this will be insulting) remember the basic concept: you change tones by making the tube longer and shorter; you do this by closing and opening holes. That means, in order to get a certain note, all holes between the reed and the last hole covered must be sealed. There are exceptions such as half-tones and higher registers, but that's what you need to know to get started.