This set came to me from the widow of an old piping acquaintance, for whom I’d agreed to sell the pipes. The piper in question played these as a set of Hendersons for much of his life, and indeed they do have a great tone.  But the thought among me and my vintage colleagues is that this may be a ‘Hardie-Henderson’: made by the R. G. Hardie shop after they purchased the Henderson name when that company closed in 1973. This could be off base and the pipe could be a bona fide Henderson set from the 1950s or 1960s.

The set was in excellent shape on acquisition. A crack in the blowpipe required invisible whipping. The pipes have been stripped and refinished, tuning chambers evened out, all newly hemped and tested.   

The pipes played in lovely fashion: tuned in the classic Henderson tradition (tenors high, bass low), and exhibited a full and rich tone that locked in nicely. 

The price takes into account the very reasonable price paid to acquire the set, plus the slight uncertainly in identification.

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As shown, sticks and stocks only
CAD $3,250 plus shipping

Set up to play by Jim McGillivray with Ross or Bannatyne bag, polypenco chanter of choice, Ezeedrone drone reeds, Highland Gear bag cover, plain coloured silk drone cords, plastic chanter cap. (To add Ross or Bannatyne Canister system and Ross valve/watertrap, add CAD $165) (For an African Blackwood chanter instead of polypenco, request add-on price.)
CAD $3,995 plus shipping