by J.T. Forbes of Dundee, 1920s
000-000-579-872-C
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Highland bagpipe chanter stamped at neck
Highland bagpipe chanter by Forbes of Dundee, 1920s, of African blackwood mounted with a heavy sole turned from a synthetic material to imitate ivory.
The chanter is turned with three decorative (and strengthening) rings at the neck and a wide conspicuous double ring at the bottom end to accommodate the sole. It is stamped 'J T FORBES/DUNDEE' on the neck.
The firm of J T Forbes made Highland bagpipes in Dundee from the 1890s until the 1940s. Latterly their products and sets of pipes were made by another firm, Thow of Dundee. A set of their Highland bagpipes is in the Balfour Collection in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.
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| Online ID: |
000-000-579-872-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0869: The Bagpipe Collection
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland K.2002.1820 |
| Date: |
1920s (date of manufacture)
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| Material: |
African blackwood and synthetic material
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| Dimensions: |
363 mm L; sole 70 mm Dia, interior of mouth 20 mm Dia
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| What: |
Highland bagpipe chanter
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| Who: |
J.T. Forbes (manufacturer)
Thow of Dundee (successor to Forbes)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Dundee (place of manufacture)
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| Description: |
Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood mounted with sole turned from synthetic material.
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| References: |
- Baines, Anthony,. Bagpipes. Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author - Campbell, Jeannie,. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.
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