Great Highland Bagpipe
The pipe of Scotland, with a long and colourful history.
I make each set to order, turning and finishing it by hand in the wood and mounts you choose.
A full set comes ready to play, with drones, chanter, blowpipe, bag, bag cover, tassels and chanter cap. If you already have a chanter you love, you can order the drones on their own; they come with reeds, blowpipe and chanter stock.
Most of the cost of a set is my time at the lathe rather than the wood itself, so the list price covers most combinations. African Blackwood is the traditional choice, and I can turn the mounts from lemonwood, pink ivory or another wood to suit. There's more on how the wood shapes the sound on the woods and mounts page.
- Full set
- Drones, chanter, blowpipe, bag, bag cover, tassels, chanter cap
- Drones only
- Drones with reeds, blowpipe and chanter stock
- Wood
- African Blackwood, or other woods on request
- Mounts
- Lemonwood, pink ivory and other woods
African Blackwood & lemonwood
Lemonwood mounts with a ringed inlay on each drone end.
African Blackwood & pink ivory
Pink ivory ferrules and rings against the dark blackwood. The chanter pictured is by Naill.
Abercairny Highlanders
Played on one of my Highland sets.
- Full set$2,100
- Drones only$1,560
Practice chanters and chanter caps are on the price list. For anything not listed, get in touch.