Bass drone joint

Description

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

Museum reference

H.LT 98

Collection

Culture

Object name

Bass drone joint

Production information

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

Date

1977

Materials

African Blackwood

Physical description

African blackwood

References

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