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Small pipes bagpipe

Set of chamber bagpipes, or small pipes, consisting of three drones in a common stock, made of ebony, rosewood and laburnum mounted with bone and ivory, inscribed on mounts to Colonel Montgomery, 1757 and probably made in Glasgow, early - mid 18th century

  • Date:
    Early - mid 18th century
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  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Glasgow (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Materials:Laburnum; Rosewood; Ebony; Ivory; Bone
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  • Inscriptions:Ring mount of drone stock: HONL. COLL. MONTGOMERY 1ST HIGHLAND BATT. JAN 4 1757
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall: Length 570; Overall: Width 440; Chanter: Length 198; Cylindrical bore: Diameter 3.8; Bass drone: Length 287; Baritone drone: Length 178; Tenor drone: Length 149mm