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Momma told me there’d be days like this

Sat, 05 Mar 2016 03:21:33 +0000

A great piece of stained glass from St. Marks in Venice. The flaming chariot?

Break cane for fun and profit

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Arundinaria Gigantea Known as:

Cane
Southern Cane
Cane Reed
Switchcane
Canebrake Bamboo
Macon Rivercane (a specific variety available as an ornamental plant)

I’ve collected this information from many sources on the web, while I searched for a source of cane for my Quills project. I put it here for the benefit of those who don’t want to spend the time searching.

The plant is native to the southern U.S. Although cleared to near extinction, it still can be found in wetlands and well drained floodplain forests. It is found in canebrakes, thick clusters of plants that grow up to 25 feet high and up to a diameter of 1 and even two inches.

A French grand cornemuse, 18th c, private collection

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:00:00 +0000

The instrument is incomplete, with some parts modern. The chanter is known to be original, and the top joint of the bass drone known to be a reproduction. These images are based on full-size xerox originals, which are (unfortunately) the best quality images I have at hand. The pewter inlay is particularly spectacular on this instrument.

The images have been scaled to fit on the page, but the files are actually at much higher resolution. They can be downloaded and viewed in any image editing program. These images are not displayed to scale on this page, but the source images should scale correctly.