Set of half size Highland bagpipes or 'Reel' pipes

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Set of Highland bagpipes, half-size, of African blackwood, ivory mounted, by Peter Henderson of Glasgow, early 20th century. The sheepskin bag of the bagpipe, conventionally covered in a decorative fabric such as tartan, is here left uncovered to show the form of the bag and the method of tying in the stocks.

Half-size or 'Reel' pipes were made to the same pitch but the overall proportions were reduced giving a smaller set of pipes. Different sizes of Highland bagpipe were more commonly offered by makers in the past.

Peter Henderson (1851 - 1903) was a successful bagpipe maker, a pipe music collector and publisher. He founded his business in Glasgow in 1868, taking over the premises which belonged to Donald Macphee.

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• Online ID: 000-000-580-023-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Bagpipe Collection
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.2003.823
• Date: Early 20th century (date of manufacture)
  
• Material: Highland bagpipes or Reel pipes
  
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• What: Highland bagpipes or Reel pipes
  
• Subject:
• Who: Peter Henderson (manufacturer)
  The Museum of Piping, Glasgow (place of display)
  
• Where: Scotland, Glasgow (place of manufacture)
  
• Event:
• Description: Set of half size Highland bagpipes or Reel pipes of African blackwood mounted with ivory and having a sheepskin bag.
  
• References:
  • Baines, Anthony,. Bagpipes. Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973. 
  • Campbell, Jeannie,. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.
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