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Stopkey (chanter)

key in the chanter stock; used to close the airsupply before tuning the drones

No identical types known (yet).
Top piece

If added: fitted into the top of the chanter stock; Used to close the airsupply before tuning the drones; The same result can be attained by twisting the neck of the bag with one hand whilst tuning with the other.


Sources

Breathnach, Breandán: The Irish pipes. In: The bagpipes in Europe, 1 (1976), p.3.