422.112 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore

Musette. African blackwood (grenadilla) or cocuswood body with silver-plated ferrules and thumbhole bushed with ivory. Two joints.String lapped tenon. Body joint has six tone holes and one thumb hole. Three vent holes in bell.

The term "musette" originally referred to a style of bagpipe that was popular in French aristocratic circles in the 17th and 18th centuries. From the 1830s onwards, a number of French woodwind makers began to apply the term to instruments without bags. This chanter-style musette became popular in France and later in Britain and was often used to add a rustic flavour to domestic music making.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2004.897
Date
1875-1900
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 410 x 38 x 38 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
granadilla; copper alloy; silver-plating; ivory; string; varnish
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
In storage
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