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Hinge

Charnière; Scharnier; Gozne [?].

Identical types: 5
Bellows

Keeping the Cheeks of the bellows together, but allowing them to pivot.

Either internally or externally fastened to the cheeks; Depending on their taste, manufacturers use common or so-called piano-hinges.

Sources

Garvin, Wilbert: The Irish bagpipes: their construction and maintenance [Belfast 1978, Blackstaff Press]. Foreword by Breandán Breathnach. Kells, 1988 (2), p.11.