Tenor drone joint

Description

Tenor drone top joint or tenor top of African blackwood, mounted with stainless steel ferrule and composition resin bush and ring cap, from Gillanders and Macleod, Forfar, 1977

Museum reference

H.LT 93

Collection

Culture

Object name

Tenor drone joint

Production information

Gillanders and MacLeod Ltd, Manufacturer
Forfar, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1977

Materials

African Blackwood, Varnish, Stainless steel, Resin

Physical description

African blackwood; varnish; stainless steel; composition resin

References

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