# Reel pipes

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Musical instrument similar to Bagpipes

For the "Reel Pipes" brand of border pipes by Fred Morrison, see [border pipes](/source/Border_pipes).

**Reel pipes** (also known as a **half set**, **kitchen** or **parlour pipes**) are a type of [bagpipe](/source/Bagpipe) originating in [England](/source/England) and [Scotland](/source/Scotland). These pipes are generally a scaled-down version of the large [Great Highland pipes](/source/Great_Highland_pipes). Reel pipes are generally quieter than the Great Highland pipes, so suitable for indoor play.

The reelpipes have a conical bore (similar to the Great Highland pipes or Border pipes, unlike the [Scottish smallpipe](/source/Scottish_smallpipe)'s parallel bore), and are generally pitched in the key of A[1] or Bb.

## See also

- [Music of Scotland](/source/Music_of_Scotland)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fintan Vallely *[The companion to Irish traditional music](https://books.google.com/books?id=_xN1VS6sWsEC&dq=reel+pipes+conical&pg=PA17)*. NYU Press, 1999. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8147-8802-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8147-8802-5), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8147-8802-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8147-8802-8). Pg 17

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