Hornpipe

Hornpipe in its simplest form the hornpipe is a reedpipe with single reed, terminating in an upturned bell of cow-horn (prototype of later bells). A hornpipe may also consist of 2 parallel pipes tied together, with either 2 independent bells or 1 common bell. When it is played, each finger covers both pipes; or, again, the reeds may not be mouthed directly, but may be enclosed in another horn (mouth horn), which protects the reeds, or in a gourd. Many Eastern species have gourd-enclosed reeds…