Set of Highland bagpipes.
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InstrumentBagpipe/Bagpipes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bagpipe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ. & R. Glen |
Place MadeEurope ; Scotland ; Edinburgh ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1880 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Chanter; Bass drone with three sections; two tenor drones with two sections each. Laburnum, polished and turned with simple combing decoration, mounted with horn.Sheepskin bag and plain green wool cover with fringes and green tuning cord. This set of pipes has been made in an imaginatively archaic style with native materials, the drone tops turned with pronounced bells and the chanter given a shawm-like appearance. |
NotesHugh Cheape, 1982. |
MeasurementsChanter 363; bass drone 706; two tenor drones each 355. |
ProvenanceNational Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number1835 |