Do you think they still have the receipt?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Uilleann-Ireland-Bagpipe-in-original-box_W0QQitemZ290084848904QQihZ019QQcategoryZ16226QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Any idea who made these pipes? Do you think they are a product of our friends across the Indus?
Have a good week folks.
They look too intricately made to be of Middle-Eastern origin.
“I am sorry, I don’t know much about Bagpipes, so if you have any questions, let us know.”
Ya think?
Edited… I no longer think they’re from Pakistan.
Note the “H” style bass drone… I don’t know of any Pakistan-made pipes that have this, though I could be wrong. And the wood - especially in the bellows, isn’t typically found in Pakistani-made pipes (they typically use rosewood, almost throughout, IIRC).
If it is indeed from someone who had it from 1980 onward, there’s no chance it’s pakistani. Maybe Wilkinson & McCarthy (They did like those frilly bags and my first set had indeed a bagcover looking exactly the same) or maybe a Leon Rowsome or something like that. It would be worth asking if the set is stamped at all with a maker’s name.
Doesn’t look the Mid-East products I’ve seen before… brianc, what makes you so sure? Did M-E M change over from trumpet style bass drones, and get the stop key length right?
I’ve corrected my post - these are not by M-E-M.
It was tough to see, but I was initially looking for the almost knife-length drone switch. The materials, though, are what have me changing my mind.
I really do like the case, though - I’m thinking making one of my own, but the wood looks a bit thick, and that has me wondering if that case doesn’t weigh quite a bit.
Q: Hi, Do you have a buy it now price? And would you ship them to New Zealand? Thanks
A: On the box latch it says Cheney and there is a copper coin used as a washer that says New Pence. Thanks Diane
Don’t think its much good asking the seller any questions !!!
M-E-M = “Middle Eastern Maker” ?
John
M-E-M = Mid-East Manufacturers… makers of uilleann and highland bagpipes, and many other instruments…located in Pakistan. They also do business under the name Mid-East Ethnic Instruments online.
Q: Hi, Do you have a buy it now price? And would you ship them to New Zealand? Thanks
A: On the box latch it says Cheney and there is a copper coin used as a washer that says New Pence. Thanks Diane
That was informative. 
The British decimal two pence (2p) coin – often pronounced “two pee” – was issued by the Royal Mint on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice it had been available from banks in bags of £1 for some weeks previously.
The coin was initially minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted in copper-plated steel except for a few months in 1998 when bronze was used again. As copper-plated steel is less dense than bronze, post-1992 coins have been slightly thicker. The coin weighs 7.12 grams and has a diameter of 25.9 millimetres.
The reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, is the Badge of the Prince of Wales: a plume of ostrich feathers within a coronet, above the German motto ICH DIEN (“I serve”). The numeral “2” is written below the badge, and either NEW PENCE (1971–1981) or TWO PENCE (from 1982) is written above. However, a small number of 1983 “New Pence” coins exist. These coins are rather rare, and are considered collectors’ items.
That means it was a British coin not an Irish one (they always use p I recall). Does that point to a British (I guess including NI) maker or do the Pakistanis’s use pennies?
These are not Pakistani-made pipes. I have a hunch as to who owns thse pipes, but without confirmation, I’d rather not continue in the rumoring.
I see more photos have been added but right click disabled so cannot post them here
A “British” coin on “Irish Pipes” - is this a case of ‘The empire strikes back’ 
John
But, can you tell me in which years the Queen’s head on the obverse of the coin changed from young and slender-necked, to middle aged, to downright mature?
The first change was some time between 1980 and 1986, the second between 1997 and 1999.
Oi’ll give yez an f#, yez hairy bowsie…
Well, they’ve sold at 910 US$. That would be a decent deal - depending if they’re in playing order. Another item of note is the lack of blocks on the chanter… could be someone’s early work.
I don’t think the coins are of much help in determining the maker’s origin - those could have been added after they’d been made, or put in place by a well-traveled pipe maker wanting to unload some foreign currency. Just my 2p, you understand.
I never was able to figure out who owned these, but I’m sure I’ve seen them somewhere before… maybe the buyer will drop in to the forum and explain?