31. The instrument consists of a chanter , a mouthblown blowpipe, and three drones. 32. These are three closed pipes, similar to the chanter , held in the stock. 33. The chanter uses a double reed, similar to that of the oboe or bassoon. 34. The Chanter sisters had appeared as backing singers for John in a Radio 1 session. 35. The chanter was single-reeded, generally with a parallel rather than conical bore. 36. Nine powers can be achieved by such songs, though never by the same chanter . 37. Only skilled chanters can master these variants. 38. Iakovos'main teacher was Nikolaos Stoyianovitz the Lambadarios ( left chorus leading chanter ). 39. The chanters of the epic have to have a strong memory and a good voice. 40. Both chanter and drone utilise single reeds.
