Picture of my grandfather playing the pipes

**T-Bone** · 28th November 10, 12:44 PM

I did not know if it was old enough to be considered vintage as it was taken sometime in the late 1950's to early 1960's. It is a picture we have dug up out of the literally thousands of pictures taken by my grandparents and parents. I believe it is the only one that shows my grandfather in his kilt and/or playing the pipes.

Wm Frank Barlow was a piper in the local Masonic Lodge pipe band in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The tartan is Fraser.

Proud grandson,

Tony

**Matty Ross** · 28th November 10, 02:41 PM

Beautiful, You should concider having it restored.

**English Bloke** · 28th November 10, 03:16 PM

I'll bet you were a happy chap when you stumbled across that treasure.

**piperdbh** · 28th November 10, 03:56 PM

I agree with the suggestion to have the picture restored, especially if the restorers could take that scratch off the face.

This is going to sound nit-picky, but I don't think your grandfather is actually playing the 'pipes in the picture. It looks more like he's just holding them for the shot. I bet someone told him, "Those things are too loud to play in here. Just hold 'em and keep 'em quiet."
That's what they tell me, anyway.

**T-Bone** · 28th November 10, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

This is going to sound nit-picky, but I don't think your grandfather is actually playing the 'pipes in the picture. It looks more like he's just holding them for the shot. I bet someone told him, "Those things are too loud to play in here. Just hold 'em and keep 'em quiet."
That's what they tell me, anyway.

I am pretty sure he was just posing, but knowing my grandpa and what my mother and grandmother have said, he did play in the house quite a bit. He wasn't an a$$, he just did it for fun.

**BoldHighlander** · 28th November 10, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by T-Bone

I did not know if it was old enough to be considered vintage as it was taken sometime in the late 1950's to early 1960's.

No reason not to post it in the vintage thread, we have quite a number of photos from the 50's/60's there!

**NewEnglander** · 28th November 10, 06:20 PM

A lucky find and one to be treasured. A distant cousin just started scanning old pics of the MacPhersons of Ontario, but there's not a one with a kilt in it.

**Riverkilt** · 28th November 10, 08:31 PM

Or have a painting done from it. A big painting to hang over the mantle.

**Chas** · 29th November 10, 08:49 AM

Photoshop is our friend. My uncle has a large photograph of five generations of his family. Him, centre stage getting his degree, the other four generations ranged behind him. The thing is - three of the generations were long since dead before he was born!

If it was me, I would get it restored and possibly coloured as well.

Regards

Chas

**piperdbh** · 29th November 10, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by T-Bone

I am pretty sure he was just posing, but knowing my grandpa and what my mother and grandmother have said, he did play in the house quite a bit. He wasn't an a$$, he just did it for fun.

Good on him. I've been known to serenade folks at close range, too.