One of a composition resin mount and sole for a tenor drone small joint, turned but otherwise unfinished, by Gillanders and MacLeod, Forfar, 1977

One of a composition resin mount and sole for a tenor drone small joint, bored out and threaded but otherwise unfinished, by Gillanders and MacLeod, Forfar, 1977

Drone reed of cane with lump of wax on the tongue, probably for set of bellows bagpipes, early 19th century

Drone reed of cane for set of Small Pipes, the tongue scraped for tuning, early 19th century

Ritmeester cigar box of wood containing bagpipe practice chanter reeds and drone reeds, 20th century

Drone stock of hardwood mounted with ivory for a set of Lowland bagpipes, drilled for three drones and decorated with three sets of three ‘combing’ rings, made by J. Massie, Aberdeen, early 19th century

Drone stock of ivory, which has cracked and been pinned, with a hardwood drone seat for a set of small pipes or Lowland pipes, probably Scottish, late 18th or early 19th century

Drone stock of hardwood mounted with a brass sleeve for a set of Union bagpipes, drilled, possibly for three drones and two regulators and the barrel is chambered out and the baritone drone lower joint is still in place, late 18th or early 19th century

Set of drones in a common stock of stained yew, brass mounted, with sheepskin bag by Nicholas Kerr, Edinburgh, 18th century

Set of drones in a common stock of stained and polished temperate hardwood, bone mounted, Scottish, 18th century

Set of drones for a common stock made of stained and polished light hardwood mounted with ivory drone tops and brass ferrules Scottish, late 18th or early 19th century

Set of drones of temperate hardwood, brass and ivory mounted, possibly made by Hugh Robertson, Edinburgh, late 18th century

Set of drones of light hardwood, brass and ivory mounted for a set of Uilleann bagpipes by M. Dunn, late 18th or early 19th century

Set of drones and regulators of cocus wood, brass and ivory mounted, in a common stock for Uilleann pipes by James Reid, North Shields, Northumberland, c. 1840

Set of drones for a set of Highland bagpipes made of varnished light hardwood mounted with ivory and white metal ferrules and blowpipe mouthpiece of synthetic material Scottish, 19th century

Set of drones for a set of Highland bagpipes made of cocus wood mounted with ivory Scottish, early 19th century