Anyone recognize the regiment, of this piper?

[Michael Weatherhead]

Although I collect postcards of Scottish regimental soldiers, I don't know enough about them, to place the piper, on this card. His standard looks like one in the following photo: Gordon Highlanders? Argyll and Sutherland? Highland Light infantry? Not sure. Anyone out there know?

[rsvpiper]

Going by the light stripe on the kilt Gordon's would be my 2p's worth

[MacGumerait]

Seaforth Highlanders .

[blackwatch70]

This is a Pipe-Major of 2nd battn Seaforth Highlanders (early78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs)) after 1881 amalgamation.
He wears distinctive grey sporran with 2 black tassels and has unusual for other regts pipers brass or gilt plaid brooch, belt buckle and cross belt furniture. Also he wears rare Assaye elefant badge on his crossbelt.
Kilt and plaid, bagpipe cover and ribbons in MacKenzie #2 tartan...
PM of 1st Seaforth wore white sporran with 2 black tassels , white metal furniture and plaid brooches and different crossbelt decorations.

regards,
Mikhail

[figheadair]

And of course he's wearing the MacKenzie tartan (78th Ross-shire Buffs/Seaforths).

I hope to visit Assaye over Christmas

[OC Richard]

Interesting how the new (in 1881) Seaforth Highlanders didn't buy into their amalgamation as much as the other kilted regiments did, at least as far as their uniform goes.

They wore two sets of collar badges, the badges of each of the parent regiments.





And the Pipes & Drums of each battalion maintained somewhat different uniforms.

Interesting is how the Pipe Major of the 2nd battalion wore an officer's sword belt plate on his crossbelt.

[Michael Weatherhead]

Looks like we have illustrations of the same piper. Also, who's louder, the piper, or the tuba player? (it's the piper, not even a contest, is it?)

[OC Richard]

who's louder, the piper, or the tuba player?

What's odd is how we humans can perceive sound differently than a Db meter oftentimes. Or how things sound different in different contexts.

Yes I think a piper would be louder than a tuba player. But I would have thought a bagpipe louder than a trumpet too, but in one situation it was the opposite: years ago I was at a football game up in the stands and on the field was a large marching band (brass band) and a group of around six pipers. They were playing several pieces together, the brass and pipes. There was one point where one of the trumpet players did a descant line, sort of a solo, while the rest of the brass and the pipers continued to play. Up in the stands that one trumpet could clearly be heard over the six pipers!

I think a trumpet is more directional, and was pointing up to the stands, while the sound of the pipe chanter goes outward and downward and much of it is swallowed up by the grass.

[Profane James]

I think a trumpet is more directional, and was pointing up to the stands, while the sound of the pipe chanter goes outward and downward and much of it is swallowed up by the grass.

I agree, and not only are the instruments directional, so are the ears.