RecordSet of Highland bagpipes with replacement chanterby Peter Henderson, Glasgow, 19th century
Set of Highland bagpipes with replacement chanterSet of Highland bagpipes, possibly of ebony, mounted with bone and horn, 18th century, with a replacement chanter made by Peter Henderson of Glasgow in the late 19th century. The drones from this set of pipes may originally have been set in a common stock in a bellows-blown bagpipe. They have been adapted or 'rebuilt' in separate stocks with a new chanter, probably by Peter Henderson in the 1880s. Collected by Dr Duncan Fraser. Peter Henderson (1851 - 1903) was a successful bagpipe maker, a pipe music collector and publisher. He came from Inverkeithing though his family was originally from Latheronwheel in Caithness. He took over the bagpipe-making shop in Glasgow of Robert MacKinnon who had earlier taken over the premises of Donald Macphee. Henderson had set up business in 1868, was himself a very good piper and became Pipe Major of the Glasgow Volunteers. His bagpipes have always had a very high reputation. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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