Lovely pipes, Richard. I have always wondered about silver on pipes and what the weight contribution from the metal is. In the past, I have hefted any number of sets of pipes, some mounted or half-mounted with silver and some not. It always seemed to me that the mounted pipes were heavier. Is that only perception? From what you say, the weight of the silver is negligible. Perhaps it's the brain, telling me that the set is heavier, when in fact it isn't. For reference, I have a set of Atherton pipes from 2010, with nickel ferrules and mounted with artificial ivory (aka plastic.)

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