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Scottish highland bagpipes
This instrument is associated with the Black Watch Pipe Band. It is a Scottish Highland bagpipes with three drones, two tenor and one bass, a chanter pipe, a blowpipe, and a Royal Stewart tartan bag cover. The pipes and stocks are made of dark wood (cocuswood?) with resin ferrules, bushes and sole. The chanter has a conical-bore, seven fingerholes and additional vent holes at the distal end. The blowpipe has a mouthpiece made of synthetic resin.
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first half of 20th century - Maker:
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Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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Scotland (?) - 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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- Decorative elements:Green and blue worsted cord and tassels.
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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:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length (at bass pipe): 1120mm; Bag length: 620mm