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traditional musical instruments [2]click to hear

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.
traditional musical instruments [2] bagpipes drone pipe stock blow pipe chanter windbag

bagpipes click to hear

Wind instrument associated with Scottish culture; it is composed of a bellows in the shape of a windbag and several sound pipes.

drone pipe click to hear

Tube that produces a continuous bass note to accompany the chanter melody.

stock click to hear

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 click to hear

Tube with a valve into which the player blows to fill the windbag.

chanter click to hear

Tube with holes, used to play the melody.

windbag click to hear

Air chamber that feeds the chanter and drone pipes by means of compression.