I picked up a lot of old piping paraphernalia today. Can I get some help on I.d.'s please. Only the Scottish pipes are marked. Seth Hamon
I think I see Taylor stuff?
P.S. Where did you find all that?? 
Estate Auction in New England…
John G Mc Auliffe, please contact me. I just got an email from you about your Taylor pipes that you say are identical to my pipes above, but you didn’t leave a return email on the contact form you used on my website.
Thanks, Seth
Wow that looks quite the bounty!
Looks like you picked up some nice as well as old stuff. That will keep you busy for a while! Lucky you.
I would suggest Taylor-style (inspired) pipes…
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very very nice!
David Quinn said they may possibly be Taylor’s as some of the turnings look promising, but he can’t say with 100% certainty without more information. I’m going to send him more upclose pictures when I get home. I’ve already been contacted by a guy that says they are identical to a set of Taylor’s that he has. I assure you I will continue to research and talk to the experts and I’ll give you guys a final result when I get one. One thing is for sure, these are old and the ivory is very aged. The antique appraiser at the auction said the ivory dated the set to the mid to late 1800’s. Seth
Seth Hamon
Well, the reg keys do not look like Taylor for sure.
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It looks to me like the regulator keys have had extra wide touches soldered to more normal Taylor ribbon keys, possibly by the original maker, which, to me, has every indication of being Taylor. Their signature elements and treatments appear all over the set.
Well Ted Anderson has just posted on my Facebook page and he thinks they are made by Taylor and not copies. So far I’ve got promising replies from three experts. One Taylor owner that contacted me said his Taylor set has laminated keys too. Apparently their we’re three sets made this way by the Taylor Brothers. Thanks for another good affirmation from Ted if your reading this. I was told by an expert in the field to stay away from opinions on this forum but its all in fun. It’s ok as I like them regardless of whether or not they are true Taylors, but a few Taylor owners are emailing me and saying that they are Taylor’s, for what it’s worth. Seth
An expert, eh? 
Yea, they wouldn’t as I’m being told by a Taylor owner with an identical set that they only made 3 sets with keys like these. His name is John G Mc Auliffe, and the other set was owned by James C Mc Auliffe who is shown here http://clanmcauliffe.com/famous/james.html
He thinks the set I have is the third set. Oddly he lives really close to where I got the set.
More later, Seth
I won’t mention names, probably already said too much, but it’s all in fun. I have no reason not to accept any info or help I receive on this forum. Everyone has been very nice but with any forum their are always folks that don’t know what they are talking about and I’m one of them when it comes to Taylor stuff because I know very little about them but I’m learning quickly and talking to owners of these pipes through email. Im enjoying the research, debate if any, and looking forward to the outcome. Ive been told to look for a dovetail in the reg tabs so ill do that as soon as i get home and unpack but I’ve also read in the Sean Reid article by Quinn that not all were dovetailed if I remember correctly. I’m still reading the article. Anyways, I’ll let you guys know for sure when I find out. Thanks again to everyone who took the time to reply and those owners who have contacted me privately. Seth
I say the regs are (probably) not Taylor because of the asymmetry of the touches. However, it appears, that on that tenor reg, there are a set of touches…put on top of another set if touches! 
And I repeat:
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Hi Seth, I’m no expert 
but another thread on this forum revealed how important the original staples can be to reading the chanters properly. From the photos it looks like you have at least one old reed, was there any other reeds?
It looks like the chanters are of various lengths so pitches other than just D perhaps?
Thanks for sharing your find with us. Would love eventually to hear a tune out of theses sticks.
Well, you certainly have your hands full. There are the number of chanters to muddle through. I would like to see more pictures of the chanter on the far left, which looks like the oxidized ebony my Taylor chanter had when I got it. If you are lucky, the rest of the set won’t be riddled with as many cracks as my old Taylor set was. What a find! Congrats!
Seth the common stock set on the far left of your first picture, im sure, is also worth a discussion. Perhaps you;d care to divulge its ID in the non-uilleann forum?
…or divulge it here!