Henderson bagpipes

Christine Logan sent me personally a contact about the woman mothers (Lily MacDougall) bagpipes, that are extremely unique and initial Henderson make. The woman mom is currently 94 and though she can nonetheless play the pipelines, she decided, after lengthy consideration, to try to sell all of them. Below more info which Christine sent myself:

The bagpipes had been gifted to my mama by a family buddy in 1939 and were second-hand at that time helping to make them more than 70 years of age. This age in addition means they are an attraction. My mama played these with pride and cared well for them for all that amount of time and got an enormous quantity of enjoyment out of playing all of them at weddings, funerals and lots of fun occasions. She also played for our Queen in August 1980 when she visited Islay because of the Royal Yacht Britannia. My mom was in fact asked to play the woman highness off at Port Askaig and off program it was proper to play the very famous track labeled as 'making Port Askaig' as Queen boarded the barge which would just take the lady off to the middle of the Sound toward Royal Yacht.

Henderson bagpipes: Henderson's is a famous name in the piping world as a result of the family members being famous bagpipe producers as you will see on the net, this may describe their particular exceptional tone and quality. Again from famous family of bagpipe and chanters producers, this is actually one of the best Hardie chanters. Silver & ivory attached is yet another crucial credential especially given that ivory isn't any much longer made use of and they are stamped silver not silver-plate. The gold design i am aware is known as Double Thistle while the drones tend to be of African black-wood! The pipes are in exceptional problem and it also is appropriate to inquire of offers over £5, 000.00.