Smallpipes can refer to one of two kinds of bagpipes:

• The Northumbrian smallpipes
• The Scottish smallpipes

See also Border pipes, an instrument often confused with the Scottish smallpipes. The Northumbrian smallpipes (also known as the Northumbrian pipes are bellows-blown Bagpipes from the North East of England. The Scottish smallpipe, in its modern form is a bellows-blown Bagpipe developed from the Northumbrian smallpipes by Colin Ross and others to be playable according The border pipes are a Musical instrument that is a close cousin of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

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