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  • Scotland issues new bagpipe rules

    08/11/2006 8:29:27 AM PDT · by sionnsar · 87 replies · 1,671+ views
    Daily India ^ | 7/23/2006
    EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 23 (UPI) -- Scottish health officials are putting new restrictions on how long people can play bagpipes, because excessive use of the instrument can damage hearing. The new guidelines suggest that pipers should play for a maximum of 24 minutes a day outside and only 15 minutes a day in a practice room, The Scotsman reported. The bagpipe, in addition to being a very loud instrument, is also an enduring cultural symbol in Scotland. Scottish soldiers have been known to scare off enemies with noise from bagpipes. Although military officials support the guidelines -- saying they are...