Chanter

Description

Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood, sole piece missing, made by Henry Starck, Drummond Crescent, London, c. 1890

Museum reference

K.2003.756

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

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

Date

c. 1890

Materials

African Blackwood, Hemp

Physical description

African blackwood; hemp / string / fibre (?)

Associations

Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 22.

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