The joys and dangers of Ebay pipes

**OC Richard** · 28th July 25, 02:47 PM

Incredibly low price for a Scottish-made set of smallpipes

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26734290298...ndition=4%7C10

**OC Richard** · 9th August 25, 04:21 AM

This won't last long, $1400 for a vintage ivory-mounted set. Within the USA so no ivory import issues.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33611516252...ndition=4%7C10

**PiperPadre** · 9th August 25, 09:59 AM

Do you recognize those mounts, Richard?

**YOJiMBO20** · 9th August 25, 10:01 AM

I wanna say really old Lawries, but it’s very likely I’m wrong

edit: never mind. The bells are too tapered to be Lawrie which are fairly straight-sided

**PiperPadre** · 9th August 25, 10:34 AM

The mounts look like they may be Thow's.

**OC Richard** · 10th August 25, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by PiperPadre

Do you recognize those mounts, Richard?

The shape of them I'm not sure.

The colour of them I have seen. It was a WWI set of Hendersons which had been sitting unplayed since the owner died in 1928. He was a piper in the Royal Scots, and the pipes had their full bag dressings, ribbons and all.

Oddly they had been sitting in their OPEN case all those years. For whatever reason the widow never thought to close it.

The sides of all the ivory mounts which had been aiming skyward had been strangely discoloured, while the sides which had been aiming downward were a normal ivory colour.

What we don't know about this Ebay set is which of the four sizes that old pipemakers made this set is.