Chanter

Description

Bagpipe chanter for a set of Scottish small-pipes, laburnum mounted with a bone sole, the fingerholes have been hollowed out to receive the fingers, late 18th century

Museum reference

K.2003.798

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 18th century

Materials

Laburnum, Bone

Physical description

Laburnum and bone

Associations

Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 34.

Baines, Anthony. "Bagpipes". Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.