RecordSet of Highland bagpipes with replacement chanter< 1 of 1 > Back by 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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