Other Bagpipe Terms
If you can think of any more bagpipe terms that haven’t been included here please comment on this thread and I will include them!
Bagpipe Glossary
Any more bagpipe terms?
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W
Jan 9
Water Trap
A device attached to the blowpipe stock designed to catch water from the player’s breath, in order to prevent the reeds from getting wet.
V
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Valves
Valves are used in most types of bagpipes to close off the air entry point (the blowpipe), although some pipers simply closed the end of their blowpipe when they took a breath.
Vent Holes
On the Highland bagpipe chanter, the vent holes are two holes with produce low G; the reason for the term vent holes is unclear.
(The) Voice
An American publication dedicated to piping.