Chanter reed

Description

One of five Union bagpipe chanter reeds consisting of two blades of Spanish cane bound onto a staple, previously owned by William Mackie, 19th century

Museum reference

K.2002.1367.6.3

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter reed

Date

19th century

Materials

Cane

Physical description

Spanish cane

References

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

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Chanter reed

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