Hümmelchen Based on the Instrument from a Shipwreck from the 17th Century
The chanter of this hümmelchen type bagpipe is based on a torsion found in a shipwreck sunk near the northern German town of Uelvesbüll. The wreck was found in 1994, dendrochronologically dated to the 17th century and can be seen today in the Maritime Museum in Husum.
The rest of the bagpipes is completed according to the painting The Shepherd with bagpipes by the Dutch master Peter Wtewael (1596 - 1660.)
The rest of the bagpipes is completed according to the painting The Shepherd with bagpipes by the Dutch master Peter Wtewael (1596 - 1660.)
