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Most Recent Updates: August 19, 2010 For the convenience of our new and returning visitors we've added this fast-loading initial page with links to several much-visited locations within the Universe of Bagpipes web site. This site contains information in text, pictures and sound about dozens of different kinds of bagpipes and their histories, makers and players from many countries and regions - over 50 megabytes of bagpipe material including over 1,000 graphics on over 500 separate pages. Visit our Catalog for a short list, along with extensive descriptions, of what we think are among the very best piping products in their respective catagories, including practice chanter outfits and bagpipes by J. Dunbar Ltd., Blackwood bagpipes by Dunbar, McCallum and Naill, upgraded Canadian "Kitchen Pipes," a fabulous "convertible" Scottish Smallpipe by John Walsh, a affordable and available Border Pipe, synthetic GHB chanter reeds by Clanrye (again available!), teaching videos & a tutorial by Jim McGillivray, the terrific John Cairns "Bagpipe Solutions" tutorial system ( including the just-released Volume 7) and electronic chanters & electronic bagpipes by Ross and Fagerstrom, now including the spectacular Fagerstrom "Technopipes". Free shipping for active duty fire, law enforcement and military personnel: See the top of the Catalog Page for details. New visitors are urged to go to the Front Page, which contains links to all the main sections of the site as well as to individual pages for thirty different kinds of bagpipes. If you're thinking of Learning to Play the Great Highland Bagpipe, we provide extensive information, advice, tips etc., as well as the fine J. Dunbar Ltd. practice chanter outfits. New! ~ We've recently posted a detailed essay on Bagpipe Tuning, in the interests of public safety and sanity. We recommend this to all fledgling pipers, and to non-piping musicians trying to understand this mysterious instrument. New! ~ Now that we've moved to a new web host and have some elbow room we are able to present a fascinating set of antique Bagpipe Plans. If you're looking for something specific you might want to start at the Site Map, which lists and describes all pages on the site. Sean Folsom ~ Frans Hattink ~ Guido Iannetta |