may have been an unofficial alliance, but it was a fact that the Scots of Shanghai were being hunted all over the place on Tuesday that they might be made aware by the Trish that at last they could experi fence the Heaven-sent blessing of the music of the gods played on the "real" pipes—and the Irish, in their Patriotic fervour, probably meant all that—and by the English, to have it fs vigorously rubbed in that "this is hone of your beastly screaming, but something one can enjoy." The En: lish, however, if they would be! honest, probably have no greater love for the Irish pipes than for the Scottish, and, as a matter of fact, there is no great difference. Mis quite possible the Irish are right in their claim to be the originators of that particular type of the bagpipes in use in Ireland and Scotland, though the instrument in various forms common to almost all hill countries. The Scots most certainly evolved the instrument now used exclusively by themselves and by the Gurkhas. Baluchis and Sikhs who adopted them together with admiration of the men they "first heard play them. The frst Trish pipes were colossal—some 6 ft. In height—and the play er had to sit down to play. There was no blowstiek, but the wind was Pumped from a bellows and the note was more of a whistle. Later, there came a. smaller instrument—stil occasionally to be seen—much ko} the Scottish pipes, but still with bellows strapped tinder one arm anc connected to the bag by a flexible tube. 'The next development was} the so.called Great Highland Pipes, with a blow stick and it is this strument which is most commonly seen in Ireland to.day, though the! Trish play it with only' two drones instead of three, somewhat lessening the volume of sound. As a reversion to the original "type, some Iris} affect this two-drone type, but with!
on the chanter, thereby getting ger variety of notes, and wits perhaps a slightly sweeter tone—the latter being according to taste. Tt. this type that is used by the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and by most military or uniformed Trish pipers But the Scots don't care!
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