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Chanter

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Hau(t)bois (de cornemuse); Melodiepfeife; Puntero.

Identical types: 8
Bagpipe(s)

Originally from "to chant" (to sing); Melody-pipe, with fingerholes and, sometimes, ventholes.

In western Europe and Italy its bore is generally conical; North, east and south of Italy usually cylindrical.

Chaunter, Melody-pipe


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