. ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁instrument ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁ch anter ▁which ▁plays ▁the ▁mel ody , ▁d ron es ▁which ▁play ▁a ▁constant ▁un ch anging ▁harm ony , ▁a ▁bag ▁which ▁holds ▁the ▁air ▁to ▁blow ▁d ron es ▁and ▁ch anter , ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁bell ows ▁to ▁supply ▁air ▁to ▁the ▁bag . ▁An ▁early ▁photograph ▁from ▁North umber land , ▁c . ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁shows ▁the ▁instrument ▁well . ▁ ▁Ch anter ▁The ▁instrument ▁has ▁a ▁con ical - bor ed ▁ch anter , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁cyl ind r ically - bor ed ▁Scottish ▁small pipe . ▁The ▁modern ▁instruments ▁are ▁l ou der ▁than ▁the ▁Scottish ▁small pipe , ▁though ▁not ▁as ▁loud ▁as ▁the ▁Great ▁High land ▁Bag pipe ; ▁they ▁bl end ▁well ▁with ▁string ▁instruments . ▁ ▁The ▁ch anter ▁has ▁a ▁thumb ▁hole ▁and ▁seven ▁finger - hol es . ▁ ▁The ▁comp ass ▁of ▁the ▁ch anter ▁is ▁nine ▁notes , ▁from ▁G ▁to ▁a , ▁though ▁a ▁few ▁higher ▁notes , ▁typically ▁b , ▁c ', and ▁c # ', ▁are ▁obtain able ▁on ▁some ▁ch an ters ▁by ▁' pin ch ing ' ▁and ▁over b low ing . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁High land ▁pip es , ▁the ▁basic ▁scale ▁is ▁a ▁mix ol yd ian ▁scale ▁on ▁A . ▁Some ▁ch an ters ▁can ▁play ▁chrom atic ▁notes ▁however , ▁and ▁some ▁old ▁t unes , ▁for ▁instance ▁B old ▁Wil kin