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    spanish gaita, gaita de gemec, weepipe

    bagpipe

    spanish gaita gallega, gaita de gemec, Weepipe, german small pipe - these are all different bagpipes

    The bagpipes are becoming more and more popular.
    Not least because of medieval events and bands establishing themselves in the scene, the bagpipe is becoming more and more popular as a musical instrument that you would like to play yourself.
    We offer three different from the wide world of the bagpipes
    Primarily the Spanish Gaita, a bagpipe from the north-west of Spain, Galicia the Gaita Gallega, and a variant of it from Catalonia the Gaita de Gemec. We also offer the Weepipe, a quiet variant of the medieval bagpipes, a hummel in terms of volume.
    You can already tell: "Bagpipes are not the same as bagpipes"

    So let's get a little out on the bagpipe technique:

    Usually only the Scottish bagpipes, the great highlandpipe, are known as "the" bagpipes. And then there are the martial "medieval bagpipes" presented by medieval events. From the outside, these have nothing in common with historical models, but are a modern phenomenon.
    Traditional bagpipes come in many varieties. Almost every European country and its regions have their own bagpipe style.
    There are the Eastern European bagpipes and the Western European. The Eastern Europeans found their way from the Orient via the Black Sea region, Turkey, Greece to the Balkans and further north, the Czech Republic, Bohemia, Poland, the Baltic States to Scandinavia. The Western European bagpipes came through the Moors via North Africa to Spain and moved further north, France, Belgium, Holland and finally to Ireland and Scotland.
    That may come as a surprise, but the bagpipes don't come from Scotland but from the Orient, like almost all of our musical instruments.

    The Eastern European and Western European bagpipes differ very clearly in the construction of the chanter. In the east, a reed with a reed is used in the chanter, in the west a double reed. This affects the sound of the instruments accordingly.
    In addition to the turning work of the pipes, it is also the leather sack that has to be sewn airtight, the valve that has to close properly and, last but not least, the reeds that have to be precisely coordinated. This requires a lot of individual work and difficult setup of the instrument so that it can be played cleanly and smoothly.
    Now I don't want to go into the construction of the bagpipes in more detail, but it should be clear that there is already some technology in the instruments. One should keep this in mind if one is amazed at the price of such an instrument.
    Nevertheless, bagpipes are always offered at ridiculous prices, mostly Scottish highland pipes. From the outside, these are quite beautiful and solidly made, but the technology does not work. The sack does not hold air, the valve does not close, the reeds do not respond ...
    Not an instrument that a novice can handle. You can hang it on the wall, but you rarely get them to play with.
    Since word has got around that there are some unusable items on the market with the Scottish bagpipes, the same manufacturers now also have other models (Spanish Gaita, Hümmelchen) in their range, but they are not better either.
    Well, anyway, caution should be exercised when buying a bagpipe, and two bad purchases can almost make up for a decent purchase.
    We offer traditional Spanish gaitas that we choose ourselves in Spain.
    Also the weepipe from a renowned German workshop.
    All bagpipes are played through again by us before they are sold and checked for their function.
    Thus even the layman can start practicing immediately and should quickly achieve the first successes.

    Gaita Gallega

    The Gaita is a bagpipe from the north of spain. A traditional bagpipe with noisy sound.

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    gaita
    gaita

    The gaita are bagpipes which are traditionally played in spain. They are mostly made with one Bordun, sometimes with two. The pipes give a loud, relatively warm, pleasing sound.
    The instruments we offer have one Bordun, a pipe in Do (C) and a 'goretex' bag covered in velvet in traditional Basque colours. The pipe is played using a wooden reed, and is very easy to master, making these bagpipes ideal for beginners.
    We also offer the gaita with two borduns. They are made from strong wood. In case of interest please contact us. fingering chart
    Also we are offering only the chanter of the Gaita called punteira. It is to play like a shalmei.

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    Gaita de Gemec

    An other kind of Gaita comes from Katalonia in Northwest of Spain.

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    gaita-gemec

    The Gaita de Gemec is made of bubinga and comes with a leather bag. It's in Do (C) and has one drone. The sound is a little stronger than at the Gaita Gallega, and even the pressure to play is a little bit harder.

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    Gaita de Gemec

    Weepipe - medieval smallpipe

    This german small pipe is a quiet variant of the noisy medieval bagpipe, the same tuining la minor, but quiet

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    weepipe

    The weepipe is made in the same workshop like the Medieval-chanter and is compatible to it. Even it is the quiet Medieval-bagpipe.
    Like the noisy Medieval-bagpipes tuned in a-flat.
    The pipes are made from black plastic, the bag is leather.
    If you just have the Medieval-chanter, and you want to learn now to play the bagpipe, so the bagpipe is available without the chanter.

    We also offer the "Sackpfeifenfibel", a practice book for this bagpipe.

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    Weepipe scale

    Weepipe melody

    Weepipe melody 2

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    Tin Whistle

    The traditional flute from Ireland
    At the time of industrialisation, simple tin whistles were created in England and Ireland, which were produced in large numbers and were therefore affordable for the common people. This is why they were given the name penny-whistle.

    We offer the tin-whistle from the Clarke company, which is made of tin and has a wooden peg as a mouthpiece.
    The wide windway produces a slightly smoky tone.
    It is painted black and available in "C" or "D" tuning.

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    Hapi drum slim

    The Hapi slim is very popular in the tuning A minor. In this key it has a very balanced sound. Also, the key of A minor fits well with medieval and traditional music.

    A little lower is the tuning in F major. The major pentatonic seems a bit more cheerful than the melancholic minor pentatonic.

    A minor A - C - D - E - G - A - C - D

    F major F - G - A - C - D - F - G - A

    Each hapi comes with two mallets and a bag

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    medium size ocarina

    Ocarina

    The ocarina is a small clay flute with a recorder mouthpiece.

    Clay flutes have been known for several thousand years. Usually they were just simple pipes with 1 to 3 tones. They had a protective character and were used as talismans. Newborns and unbaptized children were given a clay pipe to protect them from evil spirits. Ultimately, bird figures on the chimney or the bird-like handle on the lid of a soup tureen can also be traced back to a pipe that was supposed to protect the house or the food from evil influences. Often these pipes were shaped like animals, mostly as birds or roosters, but also as horses, bulls, owls and much more.

    The pipes were used as children's toys for a long time and were popular at festivals and fairs. Mostly bird calls were imitated. The clay flute did not develop as a real flute until the last century. An Italian potter formed a flute out of clay, the shape of which was held transversely and had a beak as a mouthpiece. This shape made the flute look a bit like a little duck, which in Italian means ocarina. This is how the clay flutes got their name, which then became internationally accepted.

    Today there are many forms and variants of the ocarina. The number of finger holes, the fingerings and the range can vary widely. There are single-part flutes, but also two- and three-part flutes. There are small ones with a high tone and large ones with a very deep tone. The ocarina became known and popular again in the 1990s through the computer game Zelda.
    As a flute, the ocarina belongs to the vessel flutes. Vessel flutes do not have a tube open at the bottom like most other flutes, but a ball-like closed vessel. Even if the mouthpiece is the same as that of a recorder, the shape of the vessel creates a different vibration and the sound is softer, not as shrill and deeper than one would assume based on the size of the flute.

    We manufacture our clay flutes entirely by hand from fine white ceramic mass. So with every flute you have a unique piece in your hands.
    After shaping and designing with glass and glaze raw materials, the flute is tuned chromatically with six finger holes and covers the range of an octave. The different sizes create flutes in all imaginable basic moods.

    The firing temperature of over 1100 degrees Celsius gives it enough strength to withstand the occasional blows caused by wearing it without losing quality. The dimensions of the flutes are around 25 mm for the smallest ones up to a flute of 100 mm diameter that is barely tangible.
    The flute always comes with a leather cord to hang around your neck, as well as instructions with fingering chart for the clay flute and further information about the manufacture of the clay flute and the history of the clay flute.

    Die Brenntemperatur von über 1100 Grad Celsius gibt ihr genügend Festigkeit, durch das Tragen verursachte gelegentliche Schläge wegzustecken, ohne an Qualität zu verlieren. Die Maße der Flöten liegen bei cirka 25 mm für die Kleinste bis hinauf zu einer gerade noch greifbaren Flöte von 100 mm Durchmesser.
    Zur Flöte gehört stets die Lederschnur zum Umhängen sowie eine Spielanleitung mit Grifftabelle und weiteren Informationen über Herstellung und Geschichte der Tonflöte.

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