HISTORICAL BAGPIPES |
Shawm bagpipe
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None of the instruments was preserved, but the obvious resemblance of some of today's western Europe's folk bagpipes helped to constitute a more or less stabilised form of the so-called Mediaeval pipes.
The chanter - salmaj, is a shawm, a double-reed woodwind instrument on its own. It has a conical bore and a wide flaring bell. The fingerholes in number of 8, and possibility of overblowing to higher register, give it a compass of one and half octave chromatic.
The drones, one to three, in common arrangement Bass – Baritone (fifth) – Tenor can be retuned in range of a whole tone.
The sound is strong and piercing, suitable for wide open space, outdoors.
Tuning:
Ladenie vysoke d-salmaj, burdon E/D, alebo c-salmaj, burdon D/C stredne G-salmaj, burdony preladitelne Aea/Gdg, alebo F-salmaj, burdony Gd/Fc hlboke salmaje C alebo D.
Prices:
• 500 to 1200 euro, according to materials and style, e.g.:Bass drone, cherry wood, copper rings – 500 euro
Bass, baritone, boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) acid stained – 750 euro
Bass, baritone, tenor, hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) stained black, blackenned steel rings – 950 euro