Drone

Description

Set of drones and regulators of cocus wood, brass and ivory mounted, in a common stock for Uilleann pipes by James Reid, North Shields, Northumberland, c. 1840

Museum reference

K.2003.725

Collection

Culture

Object name

Drone

Production information

Reid, James, 1800 - 1840 (fl.), Manufacturer
North Shields, Northumberland, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Cocus wood, Brass, Ivory

Physical description

Cocus wood, brass, ivory, cork, light hardwood and white metal

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, pp. 14-15.

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