What kind of instrument is a Bagpipe?
The Bagpipe belongs to the woodwind family. A bagpipe consists of a bag, a “chanter” which carries the melody, and usually one or more “drones” which play a chord. There is also some way to fill the bag, either with a “blowpipe” which allows the piper to fill the bag by blowing into it, or with a bellows which allows the piper to pump air into the bag. On most types of bagpipe, the chanter uses a double reed similar to an oboe or bassoon reed, and the drones each use single reeds that are related to those used in a clarinet or saxophone. A few kinds of bagpipe use double reeds for both the chanter and the drones. Each drone uses a separate reed.
