A set of bagpipes believed to have been created for King Louis XIV of France in the late 17th century are on display in Northumberland, England, just in time for International Bagpipe Day.

This bagpipe was made by an unknown maker in France, around 1775-1799. It is a musette bagpipe, bellows blown, with a sewn leather bag with 2 covers of faded and discolored material. It has rosewood ...

The musette de cour, believed to be the oldest set of bagpipes in the world, were constructed in the late 17th century for King Louis XIV of France.

Musette de cour Contributed by The Bagpipe Museum This musical instrument is a very early, rare example of a musette de cour, a bagpipe played at the French court.

Ahead of World Bagpipe Day this weekend, a set of bagpipes owned by a French king hundreds of years ago thought to be the oldest in the world have been put on ... Known as a musette de cour, ...

The musette, resembling a bagpipe, is played by pumping the instrument's bellows to blow air through both a chanter and a drone to produce sound.

Musette de cour Contributed by The Bagpipe Museum This musical instrument is a very early, rare example of a musette de cour, a bagpipe played at the French court.