Chanter

Description

Highland bagpipe chanter made of laburnum, ivory mounted, with open standing key added to cover the left hand sound hole to help intonation, previously owned by Dr Arthur Geddes, Scottish, c. 1959

Museum reference

K.2003.779.8

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1959

Materials

Laburnum, Ivory

Physical description

Laburnum and ivory

Associations

Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Collector: J. and R. Glen
Previous owner: Geddes, Arthur, Dr, 1895 - 1968

References

Cheape, Hugh, A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 27.