Practice chanter

Description

Miniature practice chanter made from fruitwood with a brass mount at the chanter top and a metal mount below the ivory sole, made by Alexander Glen, Edinburgh, 19th century

Museum reference

H.LT 64

Collection

Culture

Object name

Practice chanter

Production information

Glen, Alexander, 1801 - 1873, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

19th century

Materials

Fruitwood, Brass, Metal, Ivory

Physical description

Fruitwood; brass; metal; ivory

Associations

Skeoch Cumming Collection

References

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