Bladder Pipe

	Other Names: N/A
	Type: Reed
	Origin: Unknown
	In Redwall: N/A
	Appearance: The bladder pipe is a very unusual instrument.  The bottom half looks like a recorder, with eight holes, but instead of a mouthpiece at the top it has a reed enclosed by the bladder of an animal, usually a sheep or pig.  At the top of the bladder is the mouthpiece.  This gives the pipe a unique sound because the reed is not touched by the player.
	Use: The bladder pipe was apparently used in sacred music and in court in the early middle ages, but by the 1600's had gained a reputation as the instrument of beggars and peasants.
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