This is a pretty spectacular set of reel pipes. Made of laburnum with bone mounts, this is a stunning example of late 18th or very early 19th century bagpipe. Laburnum is plentiful in Scotland, Ireland, and England and was used during those years pre-dating use of exotic hardwoods from abroad. The bagpipe came to us from an estate sale in Vermont and although we asked for contact with the seller, we have no information other than what can be gleaned from the instrument itself. The combing leaves nine teeth standing. There does not seem to be any threads under the rings, which were missing from the set. I assume that the tenons for the mounts and ferrules were treated similarly. They would have been cemented to the wood by either hide glue or fish glue. The textiles are wonderful. The bag didn’t make it.
