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- Scraper
- A tool (knife) used to scrape reeds; the shape of the tool is critical.
- Seasoning
- Another name more commonly used nowadays for "dressing".
- Second Octave
- The upper octave on the Uilleann chanter.
- Seconds
- A Highland bagpipe term for harmonies, usually based around parallel thirds. The effect is often intended to be textural rather than to have genuine musical merit.
- Shooting Board
- A wood block about 6" by 2" x 1" with a grove running through the long end. Used to make reeds.
- Single Reed
- A reed with one blade, which sounds continuously through passage of air. Usually the shape of a cylinder with a tongue or flap and a bridle.
- Sliding
- Rolling a finger off a hole to create a sliding pitch change.
- Staple
- A small cylindrical piece of metal (usually copper) tubing used to support the blades of a reed.
- Stop Key
- See Chanter Stop Key.
- Strike
- A gracenote played by tapping one or more fingers on the chanter.
- Striking in
- The process of bringing in the drones and placing the bag under the arm in a comfortable position.
- Siubhal
- A type of Piobaireachd variation, similar to the Dithis.
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