Are these Scottish small pipes, or "small pipes"? There are a number of small "toy" versions, which are playable, but toys none the less. With out a picture, your discription of small and $25 brings this to mind.
You know, I had no idea that Ezeedrone made smallpipe reeds. That's cool!
Ezeedrone makes reeds for just about everything haha! I've seen uilleann chanter and drone reeds.
Pictures would be helpful to see.
Also another important thing to look for is a makers name. If these pipes are worth anything then the person who made them would have also put some kind of mark or signature on the drones, the stock (or main stock), or on the chanter. If there is a name then generally that's a very good sign!
Overall though, if I were you, I would buy them because even if they weren't quality or worth the time to fix up and play they would look pretty cool on the wall at home to add a cool touch to a room.
My dearly beloved got the pipes for me for Christmas. Looking closely, I find no
names or insignia of any kind any where. I am afraid I have a nice wall decoration. The blow pipe is (I think) of plastic.
Tomorrow in the daylight I shall post pictures.
Originally Posted by PiobBear
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