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Hornpipe

Hornpipe: any type (even if foreign to the local tradition)

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Identical types: 4

A single, double or triple pipe, usually played with circular breathing, the mouth being used as an air reservoir; These are considered primitive bagpipes.

Some hornpipes have a mouthpiece made of cow-horn, a gourd or wood; A bell can be shared by the pipes, or attached to each of them.

Cornpipe

Hornpipe with a mouthpiece: gourd, Hornpipe with a mouthpiece: yoke, Hornpipe without a mouthpiece

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