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Pinching

·? (performance: pinching [Term not mentioned in available sources]); ·? (performance: pinching [Term not mentioned in available sources]); ·? (performance: pinching [Term not mentioned in available sources]).

Identical types: 4
Ornamentation

Octaving technique, using "half-covering" of the thumbhole, accompanied by a slightly increased bag pressure, as practised on the Border pipes; This method, which is only executable with quality reeds, causes the sound waves within the chanter to halve in length; ➺ Overblowing.


Sources

Rowland-Jones, A.: Recorder technique [1959]. London, 1965 [4], p.50.

Sloan, Ray: The smallpipes survival guide. Simonburn, 2001 [sic: 2000], p.15.

Web

Google books (David Brewster, »The Edinburgh encyclopædia«, vol. III (M.DCCC.XXX [1830]) [Find pinching: p.196]).