Drone reed

Description

Drone reed of cane with lump of wax on the tongue, probably for set of bellows bagpipes, early 19th century

Museum reference

K.2002.1733

Collection

Culture

Object name

Drone reed

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Cane

Physical description

Cane

Associations

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

References

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