Instrument
Bagpipe |
Instrument Family
Wind |
Date Made
Late 18th or early 19th century |
Description
Technical description: With bass and tenor drones only. Bass drone with three sections, two tenor drones with two sections each. Laburnum decorated with combing in sets of nine rings, bone mounts and ferrules, chanter stock of bone. Sheepskin bag with green woollen bag cover in a plain weave. Repair History: Bass drone middle section replaced in a light hardwood, each drone top section cracked and bound with string and thread. |
Notes
Hugh Cheape, 1982. |
Measurements
Bass drone 623; tenor drones each 305. |
Provenance
Formerly 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.2003.772. |
Collection
MIMEd ; Ross Collection |
Accession Number
1339 |