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Poland ~ Wielkopolska
This is another typical eastern European bagpipe that in appearance at least is related to several others in this collection. It shares the feature of a folded bass drone with the Bohemian Bock (pipe no.1). This pipe remains today the most popular and widely played in Poland. It is often heard together with a violin.
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The Polish Duda being played by Sean Folsom. The bass drone placement is unusual but practical. |
| Another member of Sean's goat-herd. |  |
This pipe is presently mounted in a sewn bag, rather than a goatskin. the little roll of leather partially visible to the left of the goat is one of a pair, padding the sides of the bag's seam at the point at which it is tied onto the stock; the function of these pads, which are used on many sewn bags, is to help make the area airtight. |
| The folded section of the drone. While making the instrument compact - an important consideration for pipers embedded in the midst of celebrants - it also means the drone must be tuned by adjusting the reed rather than via, say, simple sliding sections. |  |
The construction is interesting but not as sophisticated as that of the Bohemian Bock. |
| Straightforward deeply-seated single blade reeds power both the chanter and drone. Note blob of tuning wax on the drone reed tongue. |  |
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