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View full screenPractice chanter with an ivory sole and ivory ring on the tenon, the top is mounted with a nickel ferrule and the mouthpiece is strengthened with two bands of ivory and ebonite, manufactured by W. MacDonald, Edinburgh, mid 19th century
K.2003.810
MacDonald, W., 1850 (fl.), Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Mid 19th century
Ivory, nickel and ebonite
Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Festival of Flanders
Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 38.
Baines, Anthony. "Bagpipes". Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.
Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.