Bass drone joint

Description

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

Museum reference

H.LT 95

Collection

Culture

Object name

Bass drone joint

Production information

Gillanders and MacLeod Ltd, Manufacturer
Forfar, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1977

Materials

African Blackwood, Stainless steel

Physical description

African blackwood; stainless steel

References

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