buskerSean was commenting that the Dave Williams set currently on ebay was a frankenset, it got me thinking how many of the forum members actually have a frankenset.
I have one in D - chanter and drones by Kenny McNichol, regs by Brian Howard, bag by Uilliam and bellows by CJ Dixon.
Anyone else with a patchwork set?
David
Sure, my bag, drones and regs are Kirk Lynch, my reg reeds are David Quinn bronze, my primary chanter is Benedict Koehler reeded with a David Coultrup reed, my bellows are Seth Gallagher.
In addition to my full set by B.C. Childress, I have a half set composed of a Mark Hillmann (boxwood) chanter and bellows + Nick Whitmer (blackwood) drones (to which I plan to add a Childress baritione regulator in a few months).
I have a Michael Vignoles (Galway) 1/2 set with a Pat Sky chanter with wood top…Pat’s chanter is lovely and easily reaches the high upper hand and the C nat is a breeze (pun intended ) 
Cillian O Briain bag, bellows, stock & drones, Michael Hubbert tenor and baritone regulators, and Gordon Galloway chanter (w/ a reed by Brad Angus).
I have half sets in C and D which I built, one set of bellows and chanters by Nick Whitmer, reeds by me and the originals that came with the chanters 
seven reeds for each chanter, one of the few drawbacks of learning to roll your own, reed poor
On May I will complete my Frankenset. Chanter on D and Bellows by Arhpa, wood chanter top and drones by Marcelo Muttis, Regulators By Hakam Din (which are reformed by Antonio Obrero and Candido). Reeds by Cesar Pastor, Antonio Obrero and Marcelo Muttis and Bag by L&M… definitely an authentic Frankenset
Juanma
D Chanters,Gordon galloway,Nick whitmer,Eugene lambe, Drones Alan Ginsburgh and Lambe .Ezee ,and,childress drone reeds.Regs tenor,baritone by Whitmer.Bellows Dixon.Chanter,and Reg Reeds by me.Would trade em all for .
Hevia! Just Kidding
Adrian Jeffries full set, Ian Mackenzie bag, bellows, bag valve, Mackenzie reeds for regs and chanter, my own drone reeds. Not quite the frankenset as some others…
D set with Williams drones, Howard chanter, reed by Alan Burton, bag by L&M
bag cover ‘knitted’ by ‘her-indoors’ bellows by god only knows (they were passed on to me by someone who’d upgraded.)
After reading all these comments so far, I’d like to opine that the bag and bellows really do not need to be considered when talking about an “original set” of uilleann pipes. They are the most perishable and most likely to wear out (after the reeds), and on even the best set, not likely to last its entire lifetime.
Choice of wood for stocks and metal for ferules can make them look more or less like part of an original set of pipes, but really, they are mostly out of sight or ignored.
Its like the joke about the antique axe that has been passed down in my family for 200 years; the handle has been replaced six times, and the axe head twice . . .
Alan Fromment Drones and Regs (including double bass reg)
Cillian O’Briain Chanter.
Works for me
Oh, all right. But then all I can say about my practice set is “mystery chanter.”
“‘Mystery chanter’ with Dixon bag and bellows” sounds so much more … well, Frankenlike.
Ooo! I like a mystery. Please post a photo.
BTW, I don’t think Al Franken cares about the pipes. I have played at two functions where he was in attendance and he didn’t so much as glance at what I was doing. And there was only three of us in the room! 
Too busy schmoozing I guess. But if he wants the powerful uilleann piper vote, he’s gonna have to schmooze the piper. 
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OK, Inspector Kleen! I hastily shot a few mugs and threw them up at the link below. Don’t know if you can tell anything about it from these, but I figured if I didn’t do something now Lord knows when I’d get around to it …
http://web.mac.com/catherinewilde/iWeb/catherinewilde.com/Photos.html
P.S. I’m a much better photographer than piper, and as you can see, my photos are nothing to write home about. Sorry!
Happy sleuthing, and sorry about Mr. Franken’s lack of enthusiasm. He was probably resting from his energetic reactions to just about everything else.
I love the tortoise shell mounts!
The set I played for around 20 years had seven makers represented.
Six if you don’t count reeds.
Four if you don’t count bag and bellows.
Anybody top that?
I know I’m a dingbat but I always thought it would be fun to have a set with parts made by nearly every maker…tenor drone from AAA, part of the baritone from someone else..etc…different mounts, different woods and ferrules…ahhh…it’d be wonderfully HIDEOUS!
…Hey, how about we start a thread / competition to see who has the ugliest pipes?! …pakistan made sets don’t count, they’re inherently hideous…
There’s no such thing as ugly Uilleann pipes, Just diminishing degree’s of beauty.
RORY
Yes, I’ve never looked at a set of uilleanns without feeling a since of awe. Ugly doesn’t enter me thoughts.