England: history of the pipe and tabor
'Regency' instruments (1790-1829)
1780 to 1850 church bands began to come into existence The whittle and dub were still played outside the church for festivities. |
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Regency pipes and tabors |
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makers and sellers |
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1797 Chester, sale of goods: included “Several capital hautboys, clarinets, and a tabor and pipe.”  Chester Courant - Tuesday 04 July 1797 |
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1798 newspaper advertisement by
George Astor whose instrument list
includes tabor pipes and tabor drums. Star, 15 November 1798 |
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1804 Birmingham, auction of goods including instruments (detail):
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1805 A sale of goods from Mr Dibdin's house, included ‘Bells tabor and pipe’ |
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1805 Sales by Auction included: |
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| 1807 advertised for 2nd January: A sale of goods, imported by ship, which included wine, fabrics, haberdashery and musical instruments including a pipe and tabor. Madras Courier - Wednesday 31 December 1806 (India) |
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 Trade card possibly for William Campbell |
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1809 Hull, newspaper advertisement - the long list of instruments includes 'Tabor Pipes' and 'Tabor Drums'  Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette - Saturday 15 April 1809 |
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1814
The list of wind instruments includes ‘Pipes for Tabors’  Drakard's Stamford News - Friday 21 October 1814 |
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1819  Morning Chronicle - Saturday 22 May 1819 |
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1820 newspaper advertisement: a pipe and tabor were sold at auction alongside household goods: |
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1821 the list of musical instruments up for auction included tabor pipes:  Worcester Journal - Thursday 06 December 1821 |
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1827 Liverpool; The long list of goods advertised includes Pandean Pipes : Pipes and Tabours He also advertised in Manchester and Staffordshire newspapers in the following years.   Liverpool Mercury - Friday 28 September 1827 |
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1828 newspaper notice of an auction that included a pipe and tabor:  Bury and Norwich Post - Wednesday 23 July 1828 |
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barrel organ, 10-stop, with two drums 'The Music Box – The Journal of the Musical Box Society of Great Britain', vol 7 No. 1 1975 |
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1802 patent |
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1812 auction
of 'beautiful
Tabor and Pipe hand Organ in best condition, Mahogany and Silver mounted':  Hull Advertiser - Saturday 11 January 1812 |
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