Diple

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Diple, dvojnice, or dvojanke (pluralia tantum) are a traditional woodwind musical instrument in Serbian music and Croatian music.

"Mih", "mjeh", "diple" with wine skin or only "diple" are different names for almost identical traditional wind instrument that had been played from Istria, Lika, over DalmatiaIslands and Coast to Hertzegovina. "Mih" is consisted of tanned goat or sheep skin, "dulac" or "kanela" through which the air is blown and "diple" (chanter) on which is played. Inside the "mih" on chanter the two single-blade reeds are situated. "Mih" doesn't have the "trubanj" or "bordun" (drone) as bagpipes. Although they are very similarly the "mih" from different parts of Croatia still they are distinguished most often in type of chanter, in position of holes or some tiny details or ornaments. "Mih" aren't tempered music instrument and relationship between tones are not pure in intonation. So the music on "mih" is very unusually and specifically and also sharp as the region in which that instrument was played.

Diple is a flute, but quite specific in that it is made in double (hence the name): it has a double mouthpiece, two windways, two labiums and two pipes, one played by the left, and the other one by the right hand. Usually the right hand plays the melody while the left follows it with bass.

Bagpipes also exist which use diple as their chanter.

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