[1]http://www.answers.com/topic/zampogna-2
says, inter alia, "Traditionally the bags are made from goat hides that are removed from the slaughtered animal in one piece, cured, turned inside out, then tied off just in front of the rear legs, one of the front legs serving to house the blow pipe with its simple leather valve (soffietto), and the other tied off. The typical round stock into which both chanters and drones are fixed goes into the neck of the skin. The hair is left on, and is contained in the inside of the bag (otre)." Good old photo ther, too. John -- References 1. http://www.answers.com/topic/zampogna-2 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
