Muchosa



The muchosa is a type of bagpipe currently played mainly in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, but that was previously known down into the north of France as far as Picardy.

The muchosa generally has a chanter with a conical bore and double reed, pitched to G-flat. It has two single-reeded drones. The high drone is placed in a common stock with the chater, and the low drone is placed further back in its own stock. In this sense it is very similar to other bagpipes in central and northern France.