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Western European Two-drone Pipes
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The Spanish Gaita Gallega, the French Cornemuse and the German Dudelsack all fall into this category. They are all simple mouth-blown pipes with one chanter, and two drones. The Dudelsack has the drones facing forward rather than thrown over the player's shoulder. You can see a good picture of a Dudelsack in Brueghel's picture, Peasant Wedding .

The Great Highland Bagpipe should really belong to this category too, since its third drone is only a duplicate of the second one for extra volume. It receives a separate section in this Entry due to its being very well known.

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