This lovely cocuswood Henderson set was made in 1932. We know because it had only one owner, and the widow recorded the year the pipes were bought from the Henderson shop in Glasgow. The Henderson stamp is clearly visible on all four cord guides.

The pipes are in superb shape, save for some slight staining on some of the ivory mounts. The blowstick stock had a couple of slight hairlines under the ferrule. These have been whipped and are not visible. The pipes still have the original Henderson chanter. It is not compatible with modern reeds and probably couldn’t be played, but its presence maintains the original integrity of the set.

The tuning chambers required some slight evening out and the tuning action is now smooth and easy. The tone of the pipes is superbly Henderson. They locked into tune immediately in the proper tuning positions and with the bold richness of vintage Henderson in cocuswood.

The original finish was in excellent condition. The wood, ivory and nickel ferrules were professionally polished. The blowstick was rebored to open it up to modern preferred standards.

Hard to beat this classic Henderson for tone and simple elegance….