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Comparing/Ordering Bagpipes
Select a style of bagpipe and options that you are interested in from the lists below. (Not all options are available from all makers.)
- 3/4 Size Bagpipes
- Plain Turned (No beading or combing - also called "antique style")
- 50/50 Metal (Mounts are non-metal)
- All Non-Metal (Ferrules, mounts and ring caps are non-metal)
- All Metal (Ferrules, mounts and ring caps are metal)
- 50/50 Silver (Mounts are non-metal)
- All Silver (Ferrules, mounts and ring caps are silver)
- "metal" can be: aluminum, brass, nickel, or stainless steel.
- "non-metal" can be: blackwood, cocobolo, imitation horn or ivory, moose antler, mammoth ivory, etc.
- Engraving patterns: Celtic, Firefighter, Irish, Runic, Thistle, Victorian, Zoomorphic, etc.
- Custom non-metal and engraving choices are also available.
- Chanter maker: Bannatyne, Colin Kyo, Dunbar, Duncan Soutar, Gibson, Strathmore
- Chanter material: Poly/Delrin, Laminate, Blackwood
- Chanter decoration: None, Top Band, Plain Sole, Sole Band, Engraved Sole
- Mouthpiece decoration: None, Plain, Engraved
- Bannatyne synthetic bag w/ or w/o zipper
- Bannatyne hide wrapped synthetic bag w/ side or bottom zipper
- Canmore bag w/ or w/o zipper
- L&M hide bag w/ or w/o zipper
- Sheepskin bag
- Chanter reed maker: Duncan Soutar, Murray Henderson, Pipe Dreams (EZ)
- Drone reed maker: Bannatyne, Duncan Soutar, Henderson, Pipe Dreams (EZ)
- Bag size: small, extended small, medium, large
- Bag cover colour: black, blue, burgundy, green, red, etc.
- Drone cord colour: black, blue, burgundy, gold, green, red, silver, etc.
Once you have selected the style of bagpipe and options that you are interested in you can use this information to guide you through this and other web-sites to compare products and prices -OR- you can send us your selection information via email and we will send you a list of pipes and prices that match (or are similar to) your choices. (You can also just send a simple queries like: "I can afford to spend $700 what makes and styles of bagpipes can I get?" or "What is the least expensive blackwood bagpipe I can get with beading and combing?")
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