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Highland bagpipe chanter

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by Peter Henderson, Glasgow, 1880s or 1890s

Postcard of Highland bagpipe chanter.
000-000-579-706-C
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Highland bagpipe chanter

Highland bagpipe chanter of ebony, the sole is missing. Made in the 1880s or 1890s by Peter Henderson of Glasgow. The chanter has been very carefully repaired with linen thread bindings.

Peter Henderson (1851-1903) 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.

Until recently, about the mid-20th century, pipers would retain damaged and cracked bagpipe chanters and would repair them intricately to keep them playing. They might not be able to afford a replacement and bagpipes were not being mass-produced as they are today. Now we would try to replace a broken chanter immediately and would consider that its quality and acoustic properties had been impaired.


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Online ID: 000-000-579-706-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0869: The Bagpipe Collection
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LT 112.6
Date: 1880s - 1890s (date of manufacture)
Material: Ebony
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Who: Peter Henderson (manufacturer)
Where: Scotland, Glasgow (place of manufacture)
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Description: Highland bagpipe chanter of ebony with linen thread bindings.
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