List of bagpipe makers

This is a list of bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century to the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived. The market is increasing in size as the popularity of the instrument is increasing, and the list of bagpipe makers is rising.

British Isles pipes

Great Highland Bagpipes

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Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
MacHarg, MichaelMichael MacHarg The Wee Piper United States South Royalton, Vermont 2006 Highland Bagpipes, and Smallpipes[1]
, D.M. AthertonD.M. Atherton D.M. Atherton Bagpipes Llc United States Naperville, Illinois 1995
Gandara, RobRob Gandara Carbony Celtic Winds United States Corvallis, Oregon 2006 Carbon Fiber Bagpipes, Smallpipes and Gaitas[1]
Doucet, ThomasThomas Doucet Thomas Pipeworks Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario Custom Bagpipes, repairs and restoration. Apprenticed with Jack Dunbar.
Oswald, James RamsayJames Ramsay Oswald Unknown Australia Melbourne 1941 2003 One of only two bagpipe makers in Australia. [2]
Martin MacBeth Macbeth and Co Bagpipes Brisbane, Australia 199x Began in Brisbane 2010? [3]
Ross, AndrewAndrew Ross John and Robert Glen Co. Scotland Edinburgh 1978
Fisher, WayneWayne Fisher Fisher Bagpipes Canada Sarnia, Ontario Self-taught pipemaker. One of only a handful of bagpipe makers in Canada. [4]
Glen, Thomas McBeanThomas McBean Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Scotland Edinburgh
Glen, JohnJohn Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Scotland Edinburgh
Glen, RobertRobert Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Scotland Edinburgh
Gibson, JerryJerry Gibson Gibson Bagpipes Inc. United States Willoughby, Ohio Great Highland Bagpipe, Scottish Small Pipes, Ceilidh Pipes, Reeds, and Practice Chanters
Kron, Charles E.Charles E. Kron American Bagpipe Makers Inc. United States Dobbs Ferry, New York 1987? [5]
Kilgour, GeorgeGeorge Kilgour Kilgour and Kilgour Scotland Marypark 1943 1995
Kilgour, RobertRobert Kilgour Kilgour and Kilgour Scotland Marypark
Littorin, RolfRolf Littorin Rolf of Sweden Sweden Sweden Started 1990s Custom made bagpipes: Great Highland Bagpipes, Smallpipes, Practice Chanters. Self-taught pipe maker. [6]
Sinclair, WilliamWilliam Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Scotland Leith 1906?
Sinclair, William M.William M. Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Scotland Edinburgh 1926 [7]
Sinclair, AlastairAlastair Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Scotland Leith
Sinclair, EwanEwan Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Scotland Leith
Felsburg, RobertRobert Felsburg Quietpiper United States Irwin, Pennsylvania
Hardie, Robert G.Robert G. Hardie R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Scotland Glasgow
Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Scotland Glasgow
Weatherston, JohnJohn Weatherston R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Scotland Glasgow
Hakam Din & Sons Pakistan Sialkot 1880s to present
Soutar, AndrewAndrew Soutar Soutar of St. Andrews Scotland St. Andrews
Soutar, DuncanDuncan Soutar Soutar of St. Andrews Scotland St. Andrews
MacLellan, RoddyRoddy MacLellan MacLellan Bagpipes United States Monroe, North Carolina Former Tiffany & Co. silversmith. [8]
Booth, DavidDavid Booth Scotland Alva, Clackmannanshire
Crisler, PeterPeter Crisler Peter's Pipes Inc. United States Middletown, Kentucky
Cushing Bagpipe Co. United States New York State
J. Dunbar Bagpipes Ltd Canada St. Catharines, Ontario
Thomas McBean Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Scotland Edinburgh 1827-1978
Thomas Pipeworks Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario
Tim Gellaitry Scotland Stirling
Gillanders & McLeod Ltd
Grainger & Campbell
MacLeod Bagpipes
Peter Henderson Bagpipes Armenia
Inveran Bagpipes
Murray Huggins Colin Kyo Bagpipes United States Medford, Oregon Maker of Highland bagpipes, reeds, smallpipes and chanters. Forms and hand engraves silver and nickel.
RG Lawrie
Douglas MacPherson
McCallum Bagpipes Ltd Scotland Kilmarnock
Ian Murray Bagpipes
David Naill & Co England Minehead
RK Bagpipes
RT Shepherd and Son (Scotland) Ltd Scotland Cardenden
Wallace Bagpipes Scotland Glasgow
Somers Bagpipes Canada Calgary, Alberta
Chris Terry Bagpipes
Alan Waldron Stirling Bagpipes
Anderson Bagpipes United States Tennessee Self Taught Pipemaker and not base on any previous design
John Walsh John Walsh Bagpipes Nova Scotia Canada

Uilleann pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Kenna, TimothyTimothy Kenna Unknown Republic of Ireland Dublin 1768? 1794
Sean Jones Jones Instruments Staffordshire England Full time maker
John Rutzen John Rutzen Musical Instruments Donegal, Ireland Maker of Bagpipes including Uilleann pipe sets with full regulators
Kenna, ThomasThomas Kenna Unknown Republic of Ireland Dublin
Sloan, RayRay Sloan
Taylor, WilliamWilliam Taylor Unknown United States Philadelphia 1840-1872 1901 [9]
Taylor, CharlesCharles Taylor Unknown United States Philadelphia 1840-1872 1902 [9]
Brown, Patrick A.Patrick A. Brown United States Boston 1910 1958
Britton, TimTim Britton
Childress, B. C.B. C. Childress BC Childress Bagpipes United States Kennebunk, Maine
Daye, DavidDavid Daye
Dixon, C. J.C. J. Dixon Canada Canada
Dunne, MickeyMickey Dunne
Froment, AlainAlain Froment (deceased)
Christopher Bayley UK Full time maker of bespoke Uilleann & Pastoral Pipes
Gallagher, SethSeth Gallagher Seth Gallagher Workshop United States New York
Güntzel, JensJens Güntzel
Hamon, SethSeth Hamon Texas Arlington
Hillmann, MarkMark Hillmann 2008
Tim & Stephanie Benson New York
Michael Hulme
Adrian Jefferies
Joe Kennedy
Kirk Lynch kirklynch.com United States Kansas City, Missouri
Kenneth McNicholl
Patrick O'Hare
Martin Preshaw
Andreas Rogge
Leo Rowsome
Brendan Ring
Aaron Setunsky
Pat Sky
Michael Vignoles
Nick Whitmer
Dave Williams
Geoff Wooff
Jesse Uilleann Pipes
Koehler & Quinn
San Uilleann
Patkós, RichárdRichárd Patkós Hungary Pogány 2000- [10]
Zienert, MarekMarek Zienert www.caillagh.com Czech Republic Tisice,CZ 2007-

Scottish smallpipes and borderpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Michael MacHarg The Wee Piper South Royalton, Vermont USA Full time maker
Sean Jones Jones Instruments Staffordshire England Full time maker
John Rutzen John Rutzen Musical Instruments Donegal, Ireland Maker of Scottish Smallpipes
Banton, NateNate Banton Banton Bellowspipes United States Portland, Maine Border Pipes
Gandara, RobRob Gandara Carbony Celtic Winds United States Corvallis, OR Carbon Fiber Smallpipes [1]
Jones, EJEJ Jones Tidycottage Smallpipes United States Asheville, North Carolina
Felsburg, RobertRobert Felsburg Quietpiper Smallpipes United States Irwin, Pennsylvania Bespoke maker of Scottish Smallpipes as well as Great Highland, Border Pipes, Bellows, and Pipe Bags.
Chris Pinchbeck, Chris Pinchbeck Pinchbeck Pipes United States Hope, Maine
Anistratov, AlexandreAlexandre Anistratov Russia Moscow
Walsh, JohnJohn Walsh Nova Scotia Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Fisher, WayneWayne Fisher Fisher Bagpipes Canada Sarnia, Ontario Self-taught pipemaker. [4]
Kinnear, IanIan Kinnear Scotland Edzell
Bill Hart Iona Bagpipes Australia New South Wales
Hamish Moore Scotland Dunkeld
Nigel Richard Garvie Bagpipes Scotland
Richard and Anita Evans Cumbria Cumbria
Fred Morrison Smallpipes Scotland Smallpipes and Borderpipes
Sonoda, ToruToru Sonoda Germany Germany
Jean-Yves Peran Brittany Plouarzel Smallpipes/uilleann pipes
Lauriebeck ?
Ray Sloan
Seth Hammon Texas Texas
Robbie Greensitt & Ann Sessoms Heriot & Allen United Kingdom Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England Retired

Northumbrian pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Dunn, JohnJohn Dunn Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne Developed keywork for the Northumbrian smallpipe around 1800 (ca. 1764-1820 AD)
Armstrong, G.G.G.G. Armstrong England (1877–1955)
Armstrong, JackJack Armstrong Northumberland Wideopen, North Tyneside (1904–1978)
Reid, RobertRobert Reid Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne (1786-1837)
Burleigh, DavidDavid Burleigh England Current
Clough, TomTom Clough Northumberland Newsham (1881-1964)
Evans, RichardRichard Evans England
Liestman, JohnJohn Liestman United States
Nelson, MikeMike Nelson England
Ross, ColinColin Ross Northumberland
Say, Barry and JuliaBarry and Julia Say England
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw England
Burke, JohnJohn Burke England
Ketchin, IanIan Ketchin Scotland

Lincolnshire bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Addison, JohnJohn Addison Lincolnshire South Somercotes, Lincolnshire [11]

Cornish bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Bayley, ChristopherChristopher Bayley England [12]
Goodacre, JulianJulian Goodacre Scotland Peebles [12]

Welsh bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Tose, JohnJohn Tose Wales Wales
Evans, JohnJohn Evans (Glennydd) Wales Wales

Continental European pipes

Bulgarian kaba gaida

- Nikolay Belyashki. [13]

Breton pipes

French and German pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Jones, SeanSean Jones Jones Instruments United Kingdom United Kingdom

Full time maker
Dubois, RémyRémy Dubois Belgium Belgium
Lejeune, GeertGeert Lejeune Belgium Belgium
Blanc, BernardBernard Blanc France France
Hattink, FransFrans Hattink Netherlands Netherlands
Lutgerink, MariusMarius Lutgerink Netherlands Netherlands
Rogge, AndreasAndreas Rogge Germany Germany
Branschke, MatthiasMatthias Branschke Germany Germany
Tetz, ThorstenThorsten Tetz Germany Germany
MacHarg, MichaelMichael MacHarg Vermont Vermont
Högfeldt, MagnusMagnus Högfeldt Germany Germany
Sonoda, ToruToru Sonoda Germany Germany
Maître, Jean-SylvainJean-Sylvain Maître France France
Durin, SergeSerge Durin France France
Swayne, JonJon Swayne United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jaquemin, BernardBernard Jaquemin
Ross, JuergenJuergen Ross
Güntzel, JensJens Güntzel
Rizzo, WalterWalter Rizzo Italy Italy

Belgian pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
, CorwynnCorwynn Belgium Belgium Pipasso (muchosa)
, Rémy Dubois and Olle GerisRémy Dubois and Olle Geris Belgium Belgium Cornemuse du Centre Musette Béchonnet Doedelzak, Muchosa
, Geert LejeuneGeert Lejeune Belgium Belgium Cornemuse du Centre, Musette Béchonnet, Pastoral pipes, Muchosa
, Jan SoeteJan Soete Belgium Belgium Cornemuse du Centre Musette Béchonnet Doedelzak, Muchosa

Spanish pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Kieth, AlanAlan Kieth California California Galician gaita
Gandara, RobRob Gandara Carbony Celtic Winds United States Corvallis, Oregon 2006 Carbon Fiber Galician gaita [1]
Seivane family, Seivane family Galicia (Spain) Galicia, Spain Galician gaita
Chus Solis, Chus Solis Asturias Asturias, Spain Galician gaita
Sonoda, ToruToru Sonoda Germany Germany Galician gaita
Luques family, Luques family Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Galician gaita, Sanabrian Gaita
Moreno García, CarlosCarlos Moreno García Asturias Asturias, Spain Asturian bagpipe
Chus Solis, Chus Solis-Santorini Asturias Asturias, Spain Asturian bagpipe

Swedish bagpipes (Säckpipa)

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Faust, AlbanAlban Faust Sweden Sweden
Öhman, Börs AndersBörs Anders Öhman Sweden Sweden
Eriksson, LeifLeif Eriksson Sweden Sweden
Hamon, SethSeth Hamon Texas Texas
Favre, BorisBoris Favre British Columbia British Columbia
Högfeldt, MagnusMagnus Högfeldt Germany Germany
Branschke, MatthiasMatthias Branschke Germany Germany
Tetz, ThorstenThorsten Tetz Germany Germany
Sonoda, ToruToru Sonoda Germany Germany
, Luques FamilyLuques Family Brazil Brazil

Estonian bagpipes (Torupill)

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Taul, AntsAnts Taul Estonia
Taul, AndrusAndrus Taul Estonia

Armenian bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Hakobyan, KarenKaren Hakobyan Armenia

Greek Bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Pantazis, YannisYannis Pantazis La Ponta Greece Venetian Tower Greek bagpipe exhibition-workshop [14]

Hungarian bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes Refs
Bese, BotondBotond Bese Hungary [15]

Notes

References

Bibliography
  • Hardy, Neal (March 1990). "Changing Traditions: Bagpipes in Australia". Australian Folklore (4): 64–73. 
  • Merryweather, James W. (May 2001). "Two-chanter Bagpipes in England". The Galpin Society Journal 54: 62–75. doi:10.2307/842446. 
  • O'Neill, Francis (1973). Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1st Norwood ed.). Darby, PA: Norwood Editions. ISBN 0-88305-494-9. 
  • Teahan, John (May 1963). "A List of Irish Instrument Makers". The Galpin Society Journal 16 (16): 28–32. doi:10.2307/841092. JSTOR 841092. 
News articles
  • Collins, Glenn (1980-09-15). "And pipes for almost everywhere else". The New York Times. p. B14. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  • Edwards, Bill (2003-11-22). "When pipes called, he answered". The Advertiser. p. 80. 
  • Morden, Paul (2009-11-16). "Bagpipes unfairly maligned". The Observer. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
  • Prenon, Mary T. (1997-09-29). "Echoes of Scotland". Westchester County Business Journal 36 (39). pp. 1, 2. 
  • Rosenberg, Merri (1995-10-08). "Bagpipe maker outdoes the Scots". The New York Times. p. 13WC.14. Retrieved 2009-05-31. 
  • Walker, Richard (2006-11-05). "An instrument to stir the blood". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
Online resources
  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.carbony.com
  2. ↑ The Advertiser, November 22, 2003.
  3. ↑
  4. 1 2 The Observer, November 16, 2009.
  5. ↑ The New York Times, October 8, 1995; Westchester County Business Journal, September 29, 1997.
  6. ↑ Hermansson, Mats d (2003). From Icon to Identity: Scottish Piping and Drumming in Scandinavia, University of Gothenburg, diss.
  7. ↑ The main source for this information is the history page of the William Sinclair and Son website. See also:
  8. ↑ The Times and Democrat, November 5, 2006.
  9. 1 2 O'Neill 1973, pp. 160–161.
  10. ↑ Richard's website
  11. ↑ Lincolnshire bagpipes? 'Scottish' instrument a piece of county's history. Sunday Telegraph, 1 January 2010
  12. 1 2 Merryweather 2001.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ January/February 2013 issue of Songlines (#89) article:Postcard from Santorini
  15. ↑ Botond Bese's contact information from the Hungarian Bagpipe Ensamble's website
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