Pipes A size of Highland bagpipe offered by 19th and early 20th century pipe makers. Now uncommon. High Hand The hand playing the top of the chanter. The term is often used in the context of part of a melody which lies mostly on a single hand. Hornpipe Historically, the hornpipe style was developed from the dance done by sailors, played on the hornpipe instrument. In the Highland bagpiping world, the hornpipe has become a favourite style of tune for opening a competition selection and the style has evolved to become similar to a reel; portmanteaus like 'reelpipe' or 'hornreel' are sometimes used to describe these tunes. I Imitation Ivory A synthetic replacement for elephant ivory, which has been commonly used to mount and decorate many kinds of bagpipe. J Jig A type of tune, in 6/8 time that is often played up-tempo to allow dancing - but jigs can be played more slowly. There are other kinds of jigs, but almost always in sets of 8th notes - so, 9/8 and 12/8 (slip jigs). In Eastern European and Baltic traditional music there are dance tunes and songs in times like 11/8 and 13/8. Joints Generally, the word joint refers to a complete section of a drone, rather than the actual point of connection. K Korn-boud Korn-boud means drone in Breton language (pl. kornioù-boud). L Lañchenn Lañchenn means reed inBreton language. See Te(a)od. Lapping The process of winding hemp (a stout thread) onto a tenon or tuning slide in order to create a good seal between the two parts. Leumluath (i) A (relatively unusual) piobaireachd variation. (ii) Another name for a grip movement (which is played in the leamluath variation). Levriad Levriad means chanter in Breton language. Low Hand See High Hand. Lowland Bagpipe Another name for the Border pipes. This term is generally not used nowadays due to the possibility of confusion with the Scottish Smallpipes. M MacCrimmons The MacCrimmon family are the traditional source of piobaireachd teaching and all players today can trace their teaching lineage back to this family. Their origin is obscure and shrouded in legend, but they were hereditary pipers to the MacLeods of Dunvegan by 1700, and were pre-eminent composers and players during the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of their tunes survive and are played today. Mace The Drum Major carries a mace to give visual signals to the band when marching. March