Uilleann Pipe

Irish

19th century

Not on view

Technical Description
Conical single chanter of dark wood 381 mm, with turned ivory mount at tenon end and small brass ring near bass, 7/1 holes, 7 brass keys with leather pads, cane double reed mounted on brass staple and lapped, brass tuning bridle; no bass drones or regulators;

2-fold black leather bellows, leather outlet hose with brass ring for fitting into bag stock, ivory intake valve;

Sheepskin bag;

2 cylindrical stocks of dark wood with brass mounts, the chanter stock plain and the bellows stock grooved;

Intermediate joint of bellows stock with grooved nipple at one end leather flapper valve at other.

Height of chanter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Uilleann Pipe, Sheepskin, ivory, brass, wood, leather, Irish

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Uilleann Pipe, Sheepskin, ivory, brass, wood, leather, Irish
Uilleann Pipe, Sheepskin, ivory, brass, wood, leather, Irish
Uilleann Pipe, Sheepskin, ivory, brass, wood, leather, Irish

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