hire , ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁in ▁North umb ria ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁some ▁late ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁paint ings , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁ta vern ▁scene ▁ ▁by ▁Eg bert ▁van ▁He em sk er ck , ▁probably ▁from ▁south - e astern ▁England , ▁show ▁mus icians ▁playing ▁such ▁instruments . ▁Other ▁names ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁instrument : ▁Low land ▁pip es ▁and ▁re el ▁pip es ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁half - long ▁pip es ▁in ▁North umb ria . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁term ▁re el ▁pip es ▁histor ically ▁refers ▁to ▁instruments ▁similar ▁to ▁High land ▁pip es , ▁but ▁primarily ▁intended ▁for ▁ind oor ▁use . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁instrument ▁had ▁been ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁played . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rev ive ▁it ▁in ▁North ▁East ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁term ▁ ▁half - long ▁pip es ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁specifically ▁to ▁surv iving ▁examples ▁from ▁this ▁period , ▁ ▁; ▁these ▁were ▁in ▁part ▁model led ▁on ▁an ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁set ▁which ▁had ▁belonged ▁to ▁M uck le ▁J ock ▁Mil burn , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Mor p eth ▁Ch antry ▁Bag pipe ▁Museum ▁; ▁however , ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁different ▁dr one ▁configuration