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Page 11 of 30 illustrating the pipes heard on Bagpipes of the World |
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For more information on the album click on the cover at left |
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The scales and key signatures given may be regarded as approximations; bagpipes may deviate from conventional standards in absolute and relative pitch. |
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Left, the Uilleann Pipe being played by Sean Folsom; right, the beautiful old single-action pedal harp, made in 1790 by J.A.Stumpf of Austria & London, on which Sean's wife Sharon Folsom accompanies the Uilleann Pipe on the CD. | ![]() |
The "regulators" are perhaps the defining feature of the Uilleann PIpe; they sound only when a key is opened - usually with the edge of the lower hand while the chanter is also being played. | ![]() |
The arrangement of the keys in rows allows more than one of the regulators to be sounded at once, thus providing chordal accompanyment. |
The reeds and their pipes; from top to bottom, the chanter, the three drones and the three regulators. | ![]() |