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Set of Scottish small-pipes with drones in a common stock., Nominal pitch: According to Nigel Richard, possibly in D or E (depending upon the reed).,
Technical description: Set of smallpipes of ivory, with ebony block in common stock and original bag and bag cover.Chanter: Ivory. Seven finger-holes and one thumb-hole. No additional vent-holes. Lapped tenon with bulb.Connector pipe: Ivory connector pipe with ivory stock at bag. Black leather valve flap. Ivory stock.Common stock: Ebony mounting block holds the drones into the ivory stock.Drones: All drones composed of two sections.Bag: leather bag.Bag cover/cord: green wool bag cover with fringe around the chanter opening and bag end.Measurements: chanter length 205, bore 3.8; bass drone length c225, bore at top 3.6; tenor drone1 length c155, bore at top 3.6; tenor drone2 length 120, bore at top 3.0.
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Circa 1800-1825||First quarter of the 19th century - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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possibly Edinburgh - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112+422.22-62 Conical double-reed chanter + set of cylindrical single-reed drones; flexible air reservoir
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112+422.22-62 Conical double-reed chanter + set of cylindrical single-reed drones; flexible air reservoir
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16776