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Yes, they're out there, lurking in basements, under beds, and in shops and stores everywhere. Some
Frankenstein bagpipes are more like walking wounded, with the odd repair or replacement here and there.
Others are blatant in that they've been created to defraud the unsuspecting. This bagpipe was said
to be a MacDougall by the seller. Yeah, right. I was born at night but not last night!
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Take a look at these stocks. They've been re-profiled to create some similarity. Look at the bottoms.
They're all different. Now look at the ivory ferrules. Different again.
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Look at the tenor pins. Very different. Look at the wood sticking out above the projecting mount.
Now look at the projecting mounts themselves. Now look at the beading and combing. Yes, they've been
re-beaded and combed however the spacing is different. The original parts did not match. Not even a
little.
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What in the wide world of sports do we have here! Why it's a blowpipe that's been turned down into
a tenor bottom! You can tell by the flat spot where the flapper would be tied flush. Damned tricky
I'd say! You can also see the differences in the ivory.
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Here we have hemp sticking up between the wood and the ivory. You can get a better look at the fit
between the mount and the wood. I've got more pictures however you get the idea. Beware of things that
go "bump" in the night!
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