Shapar Explained

Shapar
Classification:	AerophoneBagpipe
Related:	Shuvyr (Mari ethnic group)

The shapar (shabr, Russian: Шапар, шабр, шыбыр, пузырь) is a type of bagpipe of the Chuvash people of the Volga Region of Russia. The bag is usually made of a bladder;^[1] the pipe has a double-chanter bored into a single block of wood. The pipes were, until recently, played for weddings.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Musical Instruments Museum. Visitor's guide. 2000. Mardaga. 978-2-87009-730-4. 56.
2. Book: Malou Haine. Hubert Boone. Isabelle Deleuse. Géry Dumoulin . Wim Bosmans . Karel Moens . Anja Van Lerberghe . Ferdinand J De Hen . Pascale Vandervellen . Musée des Instruments de Musique: Cornemuses européennes. 27 April 2011. 18 September 2001. Editions Mardaga. 978-2-87009-786-1. 6–.