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Cornemuse Chaput (f)

(with) definite article: la

Bagpipe, bellows-blown: 2 stocks (a: single chanter + drone / b: 1 additional drone)

Identical types: 8

2nd half 19th century; The only instrument known made by this craftsman, it has been encountered in the Thiers region (Basse-Auvergne); According to Chassaing, its chanter resembles that of the Musettes made by Béchonnet.

The bellows, manufactured by Béchonnet, is dated 1875.

·? (chanter [Term not mentioned in available sources]), ·? (drone: low [Term not mentioned in available sources]), ·? (drone: medium [Term not mentioned in available sources])

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Sources

Chassaing, Jean-François: La tradition de cornemuse en Basse-Auvergne et Sud-Bourbonnais [Thèse de doctorat, ethnologie 3e cycle, Univ. Lyon 2, 1981]. Moulins, 1983 (© 1982), p.89-92.