Huemmelchen

The hümmelchen is a type of small German bagpipe, attested in Syntagma Musicum[1] by Michael Praetorius during the Renaissance.

Early versions are believed to have double-reeded chanters, most likely with single-reeded drones.

This may refer to the hümmelchen's small size, resembling a trimmed-down version of a larger bagpipe.

Another possibly etymology comes from the word hummel ("bumblebee"), referring to the buzzing sound of the drone.

The term hummel is still used to refer to a type of droning zither in Germanic countries.