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Highland pipes for sale

24 Apr 08 - 11:25 AM (#2324351)
Subject: Highland pipes for sale
From: gnu

Saw this and thought someone here might be interested. Is this a good price? Pipes.


24 Apr 08 - 11:34 AM (#2324362)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: GUEST,Smartarse

Wouldn'nt have a clue, but I do know how to spell tartan.


24 Apr 08 - 04:50 PM (#2324690)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: Little Robyn

$300!!! Presumably US$. I think that's very cheap - I'd expect to pay around $1,000 these days tho I don't play war pipes.
Geordie pipes can range from 400pounds for a basic set to over 2,000pounds for a good set. Double that for US$!
Maybe the Highland pipes on offer are a very basic learner's set.
Robyn


25 Apr 08 - 09:22 AM (#2325292)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: Geordie-Peorgie

They look like the cheapo, plastic sets that appear daily on e-bay for about £30-£40


25 Apr 08 - 09:32 AM (#2325303)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: EBarnacle

He says rosewood but also says that there are two reeds [only?!]


25 Apr 08 - 09:44 AM (#2325318)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: Big Mick

I have sent him an email. As was noted above, there are many cheap sets that are nothing more than wall decorations. I suspect these are as well, especially given where they are being sold and his description. If he were around a community of pipers, he would know the maker. We shall see.

Mick


25 Apr 08 - 10:41 AM (#2325388)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: gnu

There are a fair few pipers around here.


25 Apr 08 - 10:40 PM (#2325913)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: ChanteyMatt

Aye, that's a fair price for firewood.


26 Apr 08 - 05:11 AM (#2326044)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: gnu

Hehehehe.


26 Apr 08 - 12:18 PM (#2326259)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: Barry T

I think these may have been made by that famous Roman pipe maker, Caveat Emptor!


26 Apr 08 - 12:21 PM (#2326263)
Subject: RE: Highland pipes for sale
From: Les in Chorlton

Is 8 threads to abuse a record of patience or what?