These bagpipes had initially been attributed to John Ban MacKenzie by a reputable authority however
Jeannie Campbell at the College of Piping recently indicated that she believes they are much older.
Jeannie acknowledges specific similarities between this bagpipe and their own Culloden bagpipe. Authorities
believe that the Culloden bagpipe predates the battle by about 50 years, meaning that it was probably
made in the late 1600's or very early 1700's. Jeannie believes that this bagpipe probably dates from
around the time of the battle, being 1746.
Roddy MacLellan recently had the opportunity to recreate
this bagpipe and now offers it with original bores or with his own bores. You can view pictures of this
bagpipe here.
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