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Sound box

optional cavity, producing extra resonance

No identical types known (yet).
Bass drone

Optional cavity, producing extra resonance, mounted to the end of the bass drone tuning piece; NB: ➺ homonym (part of reed blades).

Sources

Garvin, Wilbert: The Irish bagpipes: their construction and maintenance [Belfast 1978, Blackstaff Press]. Foreword by Breandán Breathnach. Kells, 1988 (2), p.18.