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Muchosa


The muchosa is a type of bagpipe dating back to the late 13th century in Hainaut, Belgium and northern France, where it is known as the pipasso.

The muchosa has a chanter with a conical bore and double reed, pitched to B-flat. It has two single-reed drones. The treble drone is placed in a common stock with the chanter, and the bass drone is placed further back in its own stock, a feature common to other the musette style of bagpipe in central and northern France.

Not only are there various individual players, a group of muchosa players founded "The Confrèrie des Muchards de Saint-Druon", a collective with the aim to promote this traditional instrument and make it sound again.


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