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Nice looking half set on ebay.co.uk url far too long for me to bother with, just look it up.

Basically a Howard practice set with mystery drones. current bid £400 odd, reserve £800.Basically a free set of drones compared to a new Howard practice set.
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You forgot the link which is
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-2-set-of-Irish- ... dZViewItem

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Earliuer I was of the opinion that these were Pakistani drones, but on further inspection I am not so certain any longer. There appears to be more detail in their construction than any P set I have seen to date.

Anybody have a photo of Howard drones for comparrison?
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Hi Joseph,
You can see Brians on his site www.howardmusic.co.uk
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teirw wrote:Hi Joseph,
You can see Brians on his site www.howardmusic.co.uk
Thanks.

His (B Howard) current drone configuration does not resemble the drones in the Ebay auction one iota.
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They're Pakistani Drones.... made by Rhythm Industries, they all look like these.... :)
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texasbagpiper wrote:They're Pakistani Drones.... made by Rhythm Industries, they all look like these.... :)
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Seller says -

"I was informed that this set was not totally a Howard half set by six irate people." (emphasis mine)

I say -

Must be the C&F goon squad again :wink:

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P drones on a Howard set, isn't that like a Travant engine in a Merc?
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Post by The Sporting Pitchfork »

buskerSean wrote:P drones on a Howard set, isn't that like a Travant engine in a Merc?
Well, yes...Then again, Trabis can be kind of endearing. There are quite a lot of Trabant clubs in Germany these days I hear...I've been waiting for mine from the factory for years...I hope they paint it "himmelblau." :tomato:
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