Musette. African blackwood (grenadilla) with nickel silver-plated keys, ferrules and reed receiver. Six keys, pillar mounted with saltspoon cups and leather pads. Two joints: body joint and foot joint. String lapped tenon. Two vent holes. No inscriptions.
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.
