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Electronic bagpipes
This electric bagpipe was was made in Scotland in the early 1980s. The controller is fashioned from an actual bagpipe practice chanter, having had the finger holes replaced by electroconductive metal pads. The bagpipe is designed to be powered by a 9 volt battery, and currently is connected to a 110v power adapter. There are separate on and off switches for the chanter and the drones, individual knobs to control their tuning, and an overall volume control. The unit has a small internal speaker, as well as a headphone outlet.
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1980–5 - Maker:
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University of Aberdeen Museums - Inventory number:
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Scotland - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:531.2 Analogue synthesizers and other electronic instruments with solid state circuitry (transistor and/or analogue integrated circuitry) generating and/or processing electric sound signals
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:531.2 Analogue synthesizers and other electronic instruments with solid state circuitry (transistor and/or analogue integrated circuitry) generating and/or processing electric sound signals
- Repository:University of Aberdeen Museums
- Measurements:L:400; H:60