On 16 Feb 2010, ch...@harris405.plus.com wrote:
> I've just bought a set of Uilleann pipes which was supplied with the case
> seen here: http://www.bagpipecase.com/
>
> May be a little bigger than strictly necessary for a set of NSP,
I've had one of these for several years. I bought it as a sa
Mine came with my pipes from Bill Hedworth and is plywood covered with green
leatherette with metal corners. Mine's still fine and now in it's 36th year
(made 1974 or thereabouts) although the leatherette has lifted on few
corners over that time (easy to glue down again). It's been through the p
I never new Bill Hedworth, but the notion that he would buy anything
which he could make himself seems a bit unlikely.
Bill's cases are sturdy and long-lasting in our British climate,
however, I don't think they would respond well to modern baggage
handling methods. The main section has a soft
Bill's cases certainly do last. I still have 3 in use, the youngest of
which is 41!
It was the bought-in handles that tended to go, but these were bolted
through to the inside and could be replaced easily.
If memory serves Foster Charlton and Colin Ross also made their own
cases
