Practice chanter

Description

Practice chanter of ebony, ivory mounted, blowpipe has been repaired with a synthetic mouthpiece and the chanter is marked three times with the maker's name, made by William Gunn, George Square, Glasgow, c. 1850

Museum reference

K.2003.811

Collection

Culture

Object name

Practice chanter

Production information

Gunn, William, 1789 - 1867, Manufacturer
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1850

Materials

Ebony, Synthetic material, Ivory

Physical description

Ebony and ivory

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, p. 38.

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

Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.