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Balloon bagpipe.

Technical description: Cylindrical with single cane reed, five finger-holes. Drone in one section with single cane reed wedged into the bore with newspaper, length approximately 80 extending from the drone. Blowpipe with no valve.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.111-62
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:Chanter 140, length including reed 221; drone length c111; blowpipe length 56.