Tenor drone top joint or tenor top of African blackwood, mounted with stainless steel ferrule and composition resin bush and ring cap, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Bass drone midpiece of African blackwood, turned with combing, rough mounted with stainless steel ferrule, rejected because of split, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Bass drone top joint of African blackwood, roughed down but otherwise unfinished, rejected because of cavity in the sapwood, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Billet of African blackwood with an edge of sapwood which has split off, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Billet of African blackwood cut to chanter length, with the ends varnished and drilled out to 6 inches of its length, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Set of Union bagpipes of blackwood, ebony and other hardwoods mounted with silver and ivory, presented by Lewis F. Innes of Ballogie to Robert Millar, with music book, made by Robert Reid, North Shields, 1830

Set of Highland bagpipes of blackwood, ivory-mounted, with the chanter stamped 'Dn McKay' on the neck, probably by Duncan Mackay, early 19th century

Set of Highland bagpipes comprising drones and blowstick only, 'blackwood', bone and horn mounted with 'button' mounts, c. 1870, and modern replacement mouthpiece

Set of half-size Highland bagpipes of African blackwood and ivory-mounted, missing tenor drone top bush, by Peter Henderson, Glasgow, 1930s

British patent bagpipe chanter of African blackwood and ivory-mounted, fitted with three keys and stamped, by Henry Starck, London, c. 1908 - 1909

African blackwood practice chanter mounted with silver and ivory, presented to Pipe Major R. MacKenzie, 3rd Seaforth Highlanders by pipers of 2nd Cameron Highlanders in June 1887, made by by G.D. MacDougall, Aberfeldy, 1854

Practice chanter of African blackwood with fingerhole spacing as on the full-sized Highland bagpipe chanter, by David Naill and Co., of Chesham, Buckinghamshire and Minehead, Somerset, c. 1990

Set of half size Highland bagpipes or Reel pipes of African blackwood, ivory mounted, with replacement sheepskin bag, by Peter Henderson, Glasgow, early 20th century

Bagpipe chanter for Uilleann pipes made of African blackwood mounted with an ivory bulb below the tenon, there are two raised mounts for three keys turned and shaped but not cut, by George Glen, Edinburgh, early 20th century

Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood mounted with an ivory bulb between the neck and tenon and with an ivory sole, made by Peter Henderson, Glasgow, c. 1885

Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood, sole piece missing, made by Henry Starck, Drummond Crescent, London, c. 1890