Tabor Pipe «Editor's Choice»

: It is often tuned to specific scales, such as the Dorian scale, to accommodate traditional folk and Renaissance music. Modern Traditions

: One of the most famous historical examples is a knotty boxwood tabor pipe found on the Mary Rose , Henry VIII's flagship, which sank in 1545. tabor pipe

: The first clear records of the pipe and tabor date back to the mid-13th century . It is mentioned in early poems like Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s Frauendienst (1255) and appeared in manuscripts across Europe as a fully-formed instrument. : It is often tuned to specific scales,