West Coast Historical Militaria Show

[OC Richard]

Those pipes have a very elegant profile. The almost remind me of the modern ones being turned out by McLellan.

To me those drones look Glen-like. Old Glens had extremely elegant button mounts, not much like the buttons mounts made by modern makers.

Here's an old Glen set, you can see how complex the "button" mounts are. There's the "flanked bead" motif that recurs on various places on Highland pipes:



A very old set showing similar motifs but done in bone or ivory



And here are my Starcks:

Where do they fit on the continuum of bold Hendersons to more subdued Glens?

They're pretty much off that continuum! I've owned several Lawries from various periods, WWI Hendersons, and 1900 Glens, and all had a big bold tone. These Starcks have a rather lower volume, but are rich in harmonics, a complex sophisticated tone. They work at modern high pitch just fine, but I'm playing them with a McCallum B flat (466) chanter that I ordered with the big old-school sole for the WWII look.

Good impression, too.

Thanks! Sorry for the appearance of my puttees, I put them on quickly and didn't get them straight.