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View full screenPractice chanter of ebony with an ivory sole and ferrule, the chanter top and mouthpiece have been turned in one piece, by David Glen, Edinburgh, c 1870
K.2003.812
Glen, David, 1852 - 1916, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
c. 1870
Ebony and ivory
Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
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.