The bagpipe is made of a male goat skin. This animal’s skin is inserted on a wooden stick in order to produce a leather sack. One leg is used for filling the sack with the air. The pipe is fixed on the other leg.
The pipe is made of apricot wood. It has a reed, which is prepared from ebonite and a cane mouthpiece. The instrument has nine finger holes. It can have 7-8 finger holes on the front and one hole on the opposite side. The bagpipe has large technical possibilities and can be in various keys – in G, D, etc.
Bagpipe
