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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. 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