Set of Great Highland bagpipes, Nominal pitch: B♭.,
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Alternative TitleGreat Highland bagpipe (<i>piob mho*/r</i>). |
InstrumentBagpipe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAlexander Glen |
Place MadeEdinburgh ; Europe ; Scotland ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1830-1840 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Set of Highland bagpipes, full size, with chanter, blowpipe, mouthpiece, bass and tenor drones. Two-toned cocus with ivory, bone, and horn ferrules, with ivory tops and sole; sheepskin bag and plastic mouthpiece. Blowpipe and drones are turned with beading and combing decoration. The ebony and ivory chanter, not original to the instrument, was found with parts of an identical set in the previous owner's collection. Chanter: Seven finger-holes and one thumb-hole. Lapped tenon with bulb. Ivory sole and ferrule on stock. Ivory sole was at one point broken and repaired. Stamped twice with signature. The finger-holes have been altered with undercutting to adjust tuning. Ivory ferrule on bag.Blowpipe/mouthpiece: black plastic mouthpiece on original blowpipe. Lapped tenons. Leather valve. Horn bulb on blowpipe and ferrule on stock.Bass Drone: three sections. Ivory top that has darkened significantly. Ivory ferrule on top section; bone receiving bulb on middle section and ivory ferrule. Bone receiving bulb and ferrule on lower section. Horn receiving tenon on stock.Tenor drone 1: two sections. Dark ivory top and bone ferrules. Horn ferrule on stock.Tenor drone 2: two sections. Dark ivory top and bone ferrules. Horn receiving ferrule on stock which, though matching the set, is made from two-coloured laburnum. Bone ferrule on top section cracked and repaired with paste.Slide decoration: slide on tenon drones turned with combing decoration.Bag: modern sheepskin leather bag, used by the previous owner.Bag cover/cord: green and blue tartan with red and white striped wool bag with matching fringe at openings. Matching cording.Measurements: chanter length 375, conical bore beginning at 4.2 and ending at 20.5; bass drone length c 640, bore at top 15.8; tenor drones length c 320, bore at top 14.8. Repair History: The ebony chanter and the missing half of the original sole were repaired by Mark Cushing in 2006, slightly thinning the original half of the sole. The blowpipe mouthpiece is a replacement. The ivory ferrule on the bass drone top section is probably a replacement as the colour and decoration is different. The alternative use of horn ferrules for the stocks is consistent with other sets from the same maker. |
Notesbasic IM information only ; Sarah Deters Richardson, 15.4.13. |
Provenancethe set was purchased by Andreas Hartmann-Virnich in 2005 from Lindsay Ellis, Dundee. ; Purchased with assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, 2012. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Andreas Hartmann-Virnich Collection |
Accession Number6118 |