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Description: | These pipes were formerly the property of Thomas Bewick the wood engraver, then of Charles Keene the Punch artist. Purchased after his death by W. H. Cummings, from whom the instrument passed to Kennedy North. Two similar instruments are held by the Museum of Piping in Morpeth.
Northumbrian small-pipes, bagpipe, complete set, probably by John Dunn. Ivory blowpipe, drones, chanter and cap. Silver ferrules and keys. Rosewood stock. Green fabric bag with leather inner bag. Four drone pipes (g/a, g', d' and d), each formed of two joints with string lapped tenons. Three of the upper joints retain tuning bead. Chanter with block mounted silver keys with square flat flaps and leather pads. One key missing. Seven tone holes and thumb hole.
caption: General view of object no. 2004.868. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | rosewood bagpipes Northumbrian pipes string silver ivory leather iron textile 422.121 Sets of reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with cylindrical bore | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-122473 | Go to resource |
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