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Bridle (double reed)

·? (reed, double: bridle [Term not mentioned in available sources]); ·? (reed, double: bridle [Term not mentioned in available sources]); Yugo.

Identical types: 9
Double-reed(s)

Clip at the base of the 2 reed blades; It is manipulated in order to increase/decrease their Mouth, thus influencing the sound and pitch of the reed.

Generally made of metal.

Sound box

Sources

Garvin, Wilbert: The Irish bagpipes: their construction and maintenance [Belfast 1978, Blackstaff Press]. Foreword by Breandán Breathnach. Kells, 1988 (2), p.20.