Set of miniature Highland bagpipes

Alexander Glen

Photo by Digital Imaging Unit © The University of Edinburgh

Alternative Title

Miniature Highland bagpipe.

Instrument

Bagpipe

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Alexander Glen

Place Made

Edinburgh; Europe; Scotland; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1850

Description

Technical description: Set of miniature Highland bagpipes in ebony with ivory mounts, consisting of bass and tenor drones with stocks, chanter stock, and blowpipe/mouthpiece and stock.Chanter stock with ivory ferrule.Blowpipe/mouthpiece: black horn on original blowpipe and stock. Leather valve. Original ivory mounts.Bass Drone: three sections. Ivory top and mounts.Tenor drone 1: two sections. Cane reed.Tenor drone 2: two sections. Cane reed.Measurements: bass drone length c 535, bore at top 6.5; tenor drones length c 270, bore at top 6.5. Repair History: Repaired by Jon Swayne 2012: the bass drone stock and ferrules on the bass and tenor 1 stock replaced; earlier repair of the broken lower half and mount of lower bass drone section in hardwood and boxwood replaced in ebony and ivory; new horn mouthpiece.

Notes

basic IM information; Sarah Deters Richardson, 15.4.13.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, 2012.

Collection

MIMEd; Andreas Hartmann-Virnich Collection

Accession Number

6122