Jack wrote:
When was the last time you heard the bagpiper? As I said earlier, I
last heard it in the late 1970's.

That sounds about right to me, middle to late '70s.

Assuming it was a marker for
utility, I'm sure they either discontinued or upgraded it to a more
modern system by then.

I don't remember anyone even having a good guess about its purpose.

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