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Billet

Description

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

Museum reference

H.LT 104 B

Collection

Culture

Object name

Billet

Production information

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

Date

1977

Materials

African Blackwood, Varnish

Physical description

African blackwood, varnish

References

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

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