The joys and dangers of Ebay pipes

[OC Richard]

Here in California we have a great piper, Erik Leiken, who used to compete solos with Gibson pipes.

At solo piping competitions there's sort of a background wash of tone set by pipers playing vintage Hendersons and newer pipes based on Hendersons, and my ears perk up when a piper brings a different kind of tone.

Erik's Gibsons were like that, they always stood out from the crowd, not better or worse but different.

Ditto when somebody shows up with Athertons.

[OC Richard]

Ooooh let's see how high these go.

Lovely vintage pipes, and happily (for once) we have measurements so we can tell it's a full-size pipe.

Currently at $600 but I predict they'll go for much more in spite of the big crack in the Bass drone.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13731116804...ndition=4%7C10