Out of curiosity I rang the seller ,he turned out to be a kindly older gentleman who said he had played the set when he was a young man but had not played them for years. I got the impression that he was of touch with the trad scene as he wasn't aware of the pipers gathering that had taken place in his own town a couple of weeks ago. My guess is that the set is in its original state apart form a broken reg key block which he told me about.Someone has got themselves a bargain as the set has been sold.
That starter set, A set of smallpipes, two bombards and a GHB practice chanter are up now on eBay. Bid is $275.00. Half hour left. Would think the bellows are worth that.
Beautiful curly maple chanter made by David Quinn. Has F nat, G Sharp and C keys and was reeded by Paddy Hyland. The drones and regulators were made for the chanter in 2009 by Seth Gallagher and are constructed from ebony, brass and boxwood with all original reeds. Dave Shaw made the lovely hand stitched bellows, note the double intake valves. Set is in excellent condition, airtight and plays beautifully. The pipes fit nicely into a solid Gator flight case which is also included in the sale. 5500 euro ONO
