Musette de Cour, ca. 1700, France, French, Leather, ivory, silk, wood, silver, iron, Width (Across bag): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe, Unknown, France, The musette is a refined form of bagpipe with a bellows that generates wind to inflate the bag and sound a chanter and a bourdon. The bourdon is a device to play the drones. This musette is one of the luxurious pieces used in French aristocratic circles between 1620 and 1760.
Musette de Cour, ca. 1700, France, French, Leather, ivory, silk, wood, silver, iron, Width (Across bag): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe, Unknown, France, The musette is a refined form of bagpipe with a bellows that generates wind to inflate the bag and sound a chanter and a bourdon. The bourdon is a device to play the drones. This musette is one of the luxurious pieces used in French aristocratic circles between 1620 and 1760