Set of Highland bagpipes, half-size.
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InstrumentBagpipe/Bagpipes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bagpipe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAlexander Glen |
Place MadeEdinburgh ; Europe ; Scotland ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1840 |
DescriptionTechnical description: With chanter and bass and tenor drones; Cocus wood, mounted with an ivory sole piece and bulb between the neck and the tenon. The chanter does not match the chanter stock precisely. Bass drone with three sections; tenor drones each with two sections. Cocus wood turned with full beading and combing decoration, with bone and ivory mounts; mouthpiece of ebonite. Green woollen cover on sheepskin bag trimmed with lighter green fringes, and green tuning cord. Repair History: Mouthpiece of ebonite possibly a replacement. |
NotesHugh Cheape, 1982. |
MeasurementsChanter 353; bass drone 655; tenor drone 325; blowpipe: 295. |
ProvenanceFormerly stock of Messrs J. & R. Glen or from the collection of the firm's proprietors. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland K.2003.743. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Ross Collection |
Accession Number0388 |