Practice chanter

Description

Practice chanter with fingerholes that are well worn and show signs of being enlarged, the chanter top or wind cap and sole piece are missing, made by J. and W. Hutcheon, Edinburgh, c. 1900

Museum reference

K.2003.814

Collection

Culture

Object name

Practice chanter

Production information

J. and W. Hutcheon, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1900

Materials

Wood

Associations

Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection

References

Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 39.

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

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