R. G. Lawrie Practice Chanter, circa 1920s, cocuswood, nickel, celluloid

Though not stamped, this cocuswood practice classic is identical to a stamped R. G. Lawrie chanter I owned some years ago. The tapered nickel ferrule also suggests Lawrie. It plays in tune and vibrantly with a John Walsh practice chanter reed. The sole is artificial ivory, likely celluloid, also commonly used by Lawrie in the early part of the last century.