Extended range musical pipe instrument
OwnerMaurice Whelaninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a hand held musical pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe, having a plurality of longitudinally spaced wall openings which are positioned and arranged to be selectively closed by finger action of the player. There is included a longitudinally slidable sleeve member positioned and arranged on the exterior of the pipe body for selective longitudinal positioning by one of the fingers of the player to at least partially cover or uncover one of the wall openings to thereby provide for a tone pitch change.
Claims16
A hand held musical pipe instrument comprising a pipe body which is adapted to be supplied with air at a first end and has the other end normally open with a plurality of intermediate longitudinally spaced openings in the wall thereof and wherein at least some of said wall openings are positioned and arranged to be selectively closed by finger action of the player, said instrument including a longitudinally slidable sleeve member positioned and arranged on the exterior of said pipe body for selective longitudinal positioning by one of the fingers of the player to at least partially cover or uncover one of said wall openings to thereby provide for a tone pitch change.
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