This set of pictures is of a bagpipe that came with chanter stamped “W. Gunn”. The bagpipe was owned and played by Dougald Campbell, born in Islay, Scotland in 1819. It is probable, based on searches, that Dougald played for the 79th Highlanders and was possibly its Pipe Major. He emigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he married and had eight children. He continued to play the pipes, and eventually, he played for the Prince of Wales at the Victoria Bridge Grand Opening (Montreal) in 1859. Mr. Campbell died at the age of 78, in 1897.
The bagpipe is made of cocuswood with bone mounts. It is of a style similar to bagpipes made 1830 to 1850 however there is not enough evidence to attribute the bagpipe to a particular maker. The chanter bulb is larger in diameter than the OD of the ferrule on the chanter stock, which suggests that they do not belong together and therefore not of Gunn’s making.
