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Technical description: A tuning rush is set in the bore of the chanter. Drone barrel expanding to a diameter of 39, set in a drone stock. Bass drone with a joint tuning out of the top of the drone barrel. Tenor drone also with a joint tuning out of the top of the drone barrel. The two regulators are contained within the drone barrel. One regulator has one silver key with a long touchpiece; the other regulator has four square flat silver keys; the regulators have tuning beads set into the drone top with small ivory stoppers. Cocus wood stained, mounted with silver and ivory. Closed bag cover of dark brown velvet.Bellows of two oak boards or clappers, the recessed stitching is masked with marquetry inlay; the bellows leather is covered with dark brown velvet. Keymount type: The keymounts lie flush with the wall of the drone barrel. Keyhead type: Square flat.
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Early 19th Century - Maker:
MacGregor, Malcolm - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112+422.122-71+422.22-62 Single oboes with conical bore combined with a set of oboes with conical bore with keys and a set of reedpipes with single reeds with flexible air reservoir
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112+422.122-71+422.22-62 Single oboes with conical bore combined with a set of oboes with conical bore with keys and a set of reedpipes with single reeds with flexible air reservoir
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:Chanter 374; drone barrel: 335; drone stock approx 172; bass drone top section: 152; bellows length 270, width 145 at widest point.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16824