Chanter

Description

Chanter, cracked, of cocus wood mounted with an ivory sole and bound with hemp, by Thomas Glen, Edinburgh, probably early 19th century

Museum reference

H.LT 107

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Glen, Thomas McBean, 1804 - 1873, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Cocus wood, Hemp, Ivory

Physical description

Cocus wood; ivory

References

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