Gudmundsson, Ture
1908-1979maker of bagpipes (&c.) mentioned by name
Born in Leksand; Impressed by Rehnberg’s book he started, 1943, the process of building a playable bagpipe, based on the instrument at his uncle’s home; In 1949 Radio Sweden issued a record with 2 melodies that he had played, in 1948, on his own bagpipe; They were the first recordings ever of Swedish bagpipes.
Instrument: Säckpipa / Säck-pipa
Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.162-170 (➺ 163*, 165*).