Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
For those who had thought about getting into smallpipes but were put off by the prices here's a Dunbar smallpipe for a very low opening bid.

Who can say how high the bidding might eventually go.

I didn't know Dunbar made smallpipes. I've been on their site many times but never looked at anything other than their fullsize pipes.

These are the setup I prefer and play myself, mouthblown, with drones in separate stocks. The Victorian makers called these "miniature Highland pipes, or chamber pipes".

They have one of those old L&M "elkhide" (chrome-tanned cowhide) bags that last forever and never need seasoning.

I'm guessing they're in the key of B-flat.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunbar-Bagp...p2056016.l4276
I took a pretty close look at these. They were located about 20 minutes away, so I imagine I could have gotten a close look at them, though I'm not sure I'd have known what I was looking at.

I can't find any record of there ever being any Dunbar smallpipes. I guess they could have been a one-off or promotional item. Or maybe they have a Dunbar chanter attached and are otherwise unbranded.