Lowland Pipe
This lowland pipe (also called border pipe) has a conical chanter made of black wood, three drones (one bass, two tenor) fitted on a common stock, and is fitted with bellows. The leather bag is covered with a tartan bag. The original bag was covered with a Brown Watch Tartan. The cover was replaced in 1971 with a new tartan cloth. Lowland pipes were probably used by Highland pipers to play for social functions such as dances.
(Cassandre Balosso-Bardin, 2023)
Technical Description
Conical single chanter of black wood 353 mm, ivory bell mount, 7/1 holes, 2 ventholes, double cane reed on brass staple;
3 drones of black and brown wood with cylindrical bores: bass in 3 sections 570 mm, 2 tenor drones in 2 sections, both 303 mm, bass and 1 tenor reed intact, single downcut cane reeds with tuning bridles;
Single-fold leather bellows, 2 brown wood boards with metal bands holding body strap, leather loop for missing arm strap, leather outlet hose with wood intermediate joint;
sueded sheep-tartan;
3 cylindrical wooden stocks, one holding all 3 drones;
Decorative turnings, ivory and composition mounts;
Black border on bellows, wooden bushing on intake, intermediate joint mounted with brass.
(Cassandre Balosso-Bardin, 2023)
Technical Description
Conical single chanter of black wood 353 mm, ivory bell mount, 7/1 holes, 2 ventholes, double cane reed on brass staple;
3 drones of black and brown wood with cylindrical bores: bass in 3 sections 570 mm, 2 tenor drones in 2 sections, both 303 mm, bass and 1 tenor reed intact, single downcut cane reeds with tuning bridles;
Single-fold leather bellows, 2 brown wood boards with metal bands holding body strap, leather loop for missing arm strap, leather outlet hose with wood intermediate joint;
sueded sheep-tartan;
3 cylindrical wooden stocks, one holding all 3 drones;
Decorative turnings, ivory and composition mounts;
Black border on bellows, wooden bushing on intake, intermediate joint mounted with brass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lowland Pipe
- Period: 19th century
- Geography: Scotland
- Culture: Scottish
- Medium: Various materials
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.1514
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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