The best and most ingenious pipes-carrying solution I ever saw was devised and made by Jon Swayne. This consisted of a neat shoulder bag which unfolded to become the pipes bag. As I remember, the drones and chanter were removed safely and easily so they could be contained in the bag when on the move. Such a neat idea!
Thanks, Philip for those interesting links. I particularly enjoyed the serpent case! Your specification: 'lightweight, weather-proof, and preferably rigid cases' might be best met by a maker of cases for scientific equipment to be taken on expeditions where the weight/ protective aspects are paramount. Such a source might provide a rather costly solution though perhaps someone may will have further ideas on this. Francis On 18 Feb 2010, at 13:08, Philip Gruar wrote: > Thanks to all who have responded to my question, on- and off-list. The > suggestions, and the pipes-carrying solutions actually used by people here > range from Kingham, whose website is worth a look just for the gallery of > exotic instruments, but whose prices may be a little steep even for the most > up-market set of pipes (£200 just for a basic bow case) - to a plastic bag > from Sainsbury's. > I'm exploring a few ideas, but haven't found the solution yet, so any more > info and ideas for suppliers of lightweight, weather-proof, and preferably > rigid cases of the right size and at the right price will still be welcome. > Philip > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
