The BAGPIPE(Cimpoiul)

The bagpipe is made of a sack of goat skin called “burduf” (bellows). The air is introduced in it like in a rank, through a small pipe made of common elder, metal or bone. On the wall opposite to the one with the pipe there are two flutes which communicate with the interior. The longest is called the bazoi and the shortest, caraba. The bazoi makes a steady sound which accompanies the song of the bagpipe. While singing, the performer holds the bellows under his arm which pushes the air to the bazoi and the caraba, whose holes are handled with the fingers, just like a normal flute.
There can be carved elements on the bagpipe. Some flutes of the bagpipe are made of wood, often carved in geometrical shapes or in the shape of animal heads (usually goats). The bagpipes are usually made in the North-West of Oltenia and in Muntenia.