Chanter

Description

British patent bagpipe chanter of African blackwood and ivory-mounted, fitted with three keys and stamped, by Henry Starck, London, c. 1908 - 1909

Museum reference

K.1999.260

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Starck, Henry, 1876 - 1910 (fl.), Manufacturer
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1908 - 1909

Materials

African Blackwood, Ivory

Physical description

Blackwood; ivory-mounted; three keys fitted; stamped

Associations

Agent: Hawkes and Son

References

Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.

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

Cannon, Roderick C. The Highland Bagpipe and its Music. Edinburgh, 1988.