{"product_id":"scottish-smallpipes-for-sale","title":"Scottish Smallpipes - Indian Cocobolo Wood - Wooden Mounts","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eScottish Smallpipes By Hakam Din\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrafted with absolute precision, this beautiful set of pipes offer a unique experience to professionals while also being an excellent starting point for beginners on their musical journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis set of Scottish Smallpipes is made of Indian Cocobolo Wood, fully seasoned, relatively low maintainance and resistant to harsh weather conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe basic scale of the Scottish Smallpipes is identical to the Mixolydian scale of the Highland Bagpipes and uses the same fingering as them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe advantage of mouth blown pipes is that it’s easier for Highland Players to transition to smallpipes without having to learn the bellows technique, while the Bellow Blown Set offers the advantage of greater stability of tuning (due to smaller fluctuations in humidity and temperature of air across the reeds) and the possibility to sing or talk whilst playing.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor pipes in A, the tenor drone is tuned to the low \"A\" of the chanter (the tonic), and the bass drone to the \"A\" an octave below this. The Baritone Drone works as a dominant drone to the E above the bass. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHistory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally one of the first documented bagpipes in Scotland, along with the Border pipes, smallpipes were popular in the Lowland areas of Scotland as far north as Aberdeen. Evidence shows them to have existed since the 15th century, when they were used for dancing and entertainment in court and castle, later they became popular amongst burgh pipers and town minstrels until the early 19th Century\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScottish Smallpipes are extremely popular with Highland pipers, many of whom use them as a second instrument better suited to indoor playing, and play them according to the Highland tradition or as a quite rehearsal for the highland pipes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReeds are not Included in the set, perfectly compatible drones reeds can be bought from Scottish Reed Makers \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Scottish Smallpipes Drone Reeds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pipedreamsreeds.com\/product\/scottish-small-pipes-in-key-of-a\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePipe Dreams\u003c\/a\u003e and perfectly compatible chanter reed can be purchased from \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Scottish Smallpipes Chanter Reed\" href=\"https:\/\/abbottreeds.com\/product\/practice-chanter-reed\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAbbot reeds\u003c\/a\u003e, feel free to contact us for assistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hakam Din","offers":[{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ A","offer_id":48008597536999,"sku":"SSP-C1-MAR","price":378.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ Bb","offer_id":48008625193191,"sku":"SSP-C1-MBR","price":378.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ C","offer_id":48008625225959,"sku":"SSP-C1-MCR","price":378.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ D","offer_id":48008625258727,"sku":"SSP-C1-MDR","price":378.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ A","offer_id":48008597668071,"sku":"SSP-C1-MAL","price":384.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ Bb","offer_id":48008625291495,"sku":"SSP-C1-MBL","price":384.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ C","offer_id":48008625324263,"sku":"SSP-C1-MCL","price":384.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mouth-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ D","offer_id":48008625357031,"sku":"SSP-C1-MDL","price":384.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ A","offer_id":48008597799143,"sku":"SSP-C1-BAR","price":425.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ Bb","offer_id":48008625389799,"sku":"SSP-C1-BBR","price":425.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ C","offer_id":48008625422567,"sku":"SSP-C1-BCR","price":425.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Right-Handed \/ D","offer_id":48008625455335,"sku":"SSP-C1-BDR","price":425.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ A","offer_id":48008597930215,"sku":"SSP-C1-BAL","price":431.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ Bb","offer_id":48008625488103,"sku":"SSP-C1-BBL","price":431.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ C","offer_id":48008625520871,"sku":"SSP-C1-BCL","price":431.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bellow-Blown \/ Left-Handed \/ D","offer_id":48008625553639,"sku":"SSP-C1-BDL","price":431.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9388\/1319\/files\/Scottish-Smallpipes-Mouth-Blown-CW_B.jpg?v=1698903861","url":"https:\/\/hakamdin.co.uk\/en-es\/products\/scottish-smallpipes-for-sale","provider":"Hakam Din","version":"1.0","type":"link"}