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traditional musical instruments
traditional musical instruments
Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.
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bagpipes
Wind instrument associated with Scottish culture; it is composed of a bellows in the shape of a windbag and several sound pipes.
drone pipe
Tube that produces a continuous bass note to accompany the chanter melody.
stock
Each of the tubes attached to the windbag; the sound pipes and blow pipe fit inside these tubes, which also protect the reeds.
blow pipe
Tube with a valve into which the player blows to fill the windbag.
chanter
Tube with holes, used to play the melody.
windbag
Air chamber that feeds the chanter and drone pipes by means of compression.