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Electrified bagpipe
This bagpipe is powered by a vacuum cleaner motor/blower which replaces the airbag on a conventional set of bagpipes. It was created in Airsaig, Scotland in the mid-1960s, and still features a mid-century two-pinned electrical plug. It was invented by J. MacKinnon and was featured in the newspapers and on television at the time of its creation. The drones and chanter of the instrument are missing.
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1960s - Maker:
MacKinnon, J. - Collection:
College of Piping - Inventory number:
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Scotland - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:College of Piping
- Measurements:700 approx