These Pipes were played by my friend Wally in the Anderson Highlanders Pipe Band (Grade B/2) in Los Angeles in the 1970’s. Wally was a high school woodshop teacher, hence the beautiful handcrafted wooden case included. These pipes came to me with an L&M Elk hide bag which appeared to have never been played, is airtight, included, and used for the sound file. The silverwork is hallmarked any where between 1965 and 1972.
Besides the mismatched silver, It appears the bass drone may not match the tenors, or at least the bass drone mid section seems mismatched. The silver on the tenor Ferruless wraps around, and the silver on the Bass drone is more like the alloy ferrules that don’t wrap below. The silver on drones is chased runic, and the silver on the stocks is thistle, and some mismatched. It has been suggested that some of the button mounts were actually turned down from standard projecting mounts. (He was a woodshop teacher) There are minor cracks in the natural material. The blowpipes has suffered from an overambitious placement of a little MAC valve, and has had the tenon with the crack ”whipped”. The valve is a plain rubber one now.
Sound file Available, made with an MC2 Chanter
I’m open to suggestions but it has been guessed as 60’s Hardie, Bores are smooth and clean. The bass tunes very low on the pin at 480 and just over an inch of clearance.
They have been hemped, oiled x3 over 120 days, and can be set up with EEZEDrone, HR3 or Cane, and can include a McCallum MC2, Gandy or MacRae wooden chanter reeded to suit.
Also available is a Canmore hybrid extended small, all additional cost
For the person who wants a nice sounding Hardie Silver and “Natural Material” set of pipes that is light weight and budget friendly $2500 USD. Plus post and packaging. USA Buyer preferred.
