A bagpipe has four reeds-three in the drones and one in the chanter.
There are many kinds of Bagpipes, and variations in what type of reed is employed for each function.
Using the Highland Bagpipe as an example, though, the Chanter reed (which plays the melody) is a double reed, and each drone has a tubular section of cane slitted to allow a portion to beat against the rest as a single reed.
The term "free reed" is usually reserved to harmonica and accordian reeds, which are able to pass above and below the level of mounting. There is nothing in common usage in bagpipes which fits that description.
The reed that produces the melody is placed in the top of the chanter (the long recorder like part with holes in that comes out the base of the bag). There are also different reeds in the base of each of the three drones.
Yes. A cane reed is at the top of the chanter. Air passes over it from the bag, producing an enormous sound from such a tiny bit of cane!
The the thin strip of cane on a mouthpiece on a woodwind instrument is called a reed.
My uncle played bagpipes at his wedding because he is Scottish.
The bagpipes were not invented by anybody, but it was originated from Scotland and Ireland. A musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated either by a tube with valves or by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and from one to four drone pipes. Often used in the plural. The electronic bagpipes is an electronic instrument that was created in 2005.
The most popular double reed instruments are the bagpipes, bassoon, and oboe. Wikipedia has a more complete list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_reed. The contrabassoon and the English horn also use a double reed.
A woodwind instrument is an instrument where sound is generated by the player pushing air though a reed, this is the case with the bagpipes (which have 4 reed, 3 drone and a chanter) and hence its a woodwind instrument.
we use bagpipes because they are use full at weddings and stuff like that
The the thin strip of cane on a mouthpiece on a woodwind instrument is called a reed.
My uncle played bagpipes at his wedding because he is Scottish.
The bagpipes were not invented by anybody, but it was originated from Scotland and Ireland. A musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated either by a tube with valves or by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and from one to four drone pipes. Often used in the plural. The electronic bagpipes is an electronic instrument that was created in 2005.
The most popular double reed instruments are the bagpipes, bassoon, and oboe. Wikipedia has a more complete list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_reed. The contrabassoon and the English horn also use a double reed.
Flue, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, bagpipes, recorder...Divided into two groups, flutes and reed instruments.
A woodwind instrument is an instrument where sound is generated by the player pushing air though a reed, this is the case with the bagpipes (which have 4 reed, 3 drone and a chanter) and hence its a woodwind instrument.
A chanter is a woodwind instrument played by blowing in the mouthpiece, the air then goes through the reed which makes the noise. After learning how to play the chanter you can progress on to the Goose and then the Bagpipes.
No, a clarinet does use a reed but it is a single reed instrument like a saxophone.
Yes. Scotland invented the bagpipes.
the bagpipes are usually associated with Scotland
The bagpipe is a woodwind instrument. The melody part of the bagpipe (the chanter) has a double reed, so it could go under the sub-heading "double reed woodwind instrument" - but this depends on the source ethnicity of the instrument in question (the Scottish Highland Bagpipe has a double reed, whereas a Swedish bagpipe may not). :) Peace out!