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Tidbits

30 years ago I got my first set of Swedish bagpipes, not knowing that they even existed until the year before. Despite efforts from me and many others, most Swedes still don’t. But I’ve learned a lot! Here are some random tidbits and tricks about Swedish bagpipes I have learned over the years: Never tune a Swedish bagpipe chanter after the 6-finger note! There are two reasons for this. One is that Swedish tunes most often have their tonic in the middle (the 3-finger note), and it’s therefore reasonable to tune after that....

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