May be of interest.
https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0506&L=uilleann&P=1024
The list is missing the Argentinean bloke who has the W. Rowsome full set.
Paddy Moloney has at least 2 L Rowsome full sets and possibly 3.
I made that list five years ago from info supplied by pipers so it’s an ongoing project as regards updates. 
I heard an interview given by Neil Mulligan in which he mentioned that it was highly likely there was a Leo Rowsome full set in the national museum of Estonia - a gift in 1938 from the Irish Republic to the newly declared independent Estonia.
Blimey! How much are flights to Estonia these days? Looks like a great place to visit especially during festival season. All I need to remember to bring is my glass cutter, latex gloves, ninja skills and bit of rope and I should be good to go 
Patrick.
Don’t forget to take THE WRONG TROUSERS!!!
Don’t forget to take THE WRONG TROUSERS!!!
Is this list still being updated? Is there a more recent version?
It would be great to keep this list updated, while maintaining privacy for those that request it.
Just a bit of trivia…
Do any of you old-timers recall a C&F member (years ago) who claimed to have a Rowsome (chanter or set)? I don’t think anyone really got to know him, he seemed to enjoy his veiled secrecy. I don’t see his name on the list. I just looked up the old post to verify his claim. 
“Is this list still being updated? Is there a more recent version?
It would be great to keep this list updated, while maintaining privacy for those that request it.” Torrin.
Aye, the list is being updated as new information comes in. Privacy is important. The information on the list is readily accessable. What’s interesting is, where possible, the history of the sets, previous, original, and present owners. Kevin Rowsome inquired about the list at Miltown, and he naturally has access to a lot of other material. I started the list as I was curious as to how many full sets Leo made during his lifetime, and how many survive today.
I’ve started to compile a list of pipes made by Dave Williams, in my mind the best ever maker of concert pitch uilleann pipes as regards tone, craftsmanship and aesthetic elegance. However Dave kept extensive records of all his transactions so hopefully that material will be made available some day.
It’s the perfect list for anyone who wants to steal irreplaceable instruments.
I hope that the people who own those instruments and are on the list have been asked if they WANT their name on the list. Also – that the listmaker understands that if an instrument is stolen from someone on the list that they might be held in part responsible for the theft.
I agree. Why this not locked / removed I don’t understand.
I’m not a Rowsome set owner: but wanted to at least be able to say I was part of a online thread involving Rowsome set owners.
It’s the perfect list for anyone who wants to steal irreplaceable instruments
…then you must love the “pictures of your pipes thread”. Actually, I think the perfect list would have their addresses and phone numbers as well…
“It’s the perfect list for anyone who wants to steal irreplaceable instruments. I hope that the people who own those instruments and are on the list have been asked if they WANT their name on the list. Also – that the listmaker understands that if an instrument is stolen from someone on the list that they might be held in part responsible for the theft.” Dionys.
“Duh”
" agree. Why this not locked / removed I don’t understand." hpinson.
I’ve added telephone numbers, home addresses, photos, and GPS co-ordinates 
The present owners of the Rowsome pipes listed have themselves contributed to the list by e-mail knowing that a public (open) list was being compiled on the uilleann-list. In some cases when requested just a town was named, or the owner’s initials instead of a name. Who in their right mind would seriously consider stealing a set of Rowsome pipes, and who would buy a stolen set? The piping community is so small, and the number of sets so small, that they stick out a mile if taken to a session, or in the only case I know of, before this list was compiled, the thief tried to sell a Rowsome set and was apprehended. I don’t think there is a market for stolen uilleann pipes.
Who in their right mind would seriously consider stealing a set of Rowsome pipes
Who in their right mind would steal a Rembrandt or Stradivarius, yet they are stolen, sold for profit, and presumably find homes.
I don’t think there is a market for stolen Uilleann pipes.
That’s a niave view. Stolen art is generally not publicized (like bringing to a session). It is collected privately.
I think there is great value in such a record, but only if it is responsibly managed (perhaps by an organization like NPU).
I really don’t know the history here, so am not going to comment further.
“I think there is great value in such a record, but only if it is responsibly managed (perhaps by an organization like NPU).” hpinson.
The list was compiled five years ago and I have yet to hear of any of the pipes or chanters being stolen, or any of the owners on the list complaining, or developing paranoia. Some C&F newbie discovers the list recently, 5 years on, and dionys & hpinson become anxious. I think you can both relax. Hmm, A Leo Rowsome set of pipes is a fine instrument, but is not in the same league financially as a Strad or Rembrandt. How do you manage such a list in a responsible manner then? Shall only chosen pipers be allowed to peek if they sign a contract vowing to never disclose a word as to the whereabouts of Sean Reid’s Rowsome set?
“I really don’t know the history here, so am not going to comment further.” hpinson
Discretion.
I believe Barry O’Neill has at least a Wm. Rowsome D chanter.
I just saw a full set of Leo Rowsome 1950 pipes on you tube being played at a Fleadh in Tullamore.