List of bagpipe makers

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This is a list of well-known bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century, when records began, through till the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived on the local level. Even though the market remains small and the well-known outfits in Scotland are mass-produced, the list of bagpipe makers is rising.

Contents

[edit] Great Highland Bagpipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes
Oswald, James RamsayJames Ramsay Oswald Unknown Australia[1] 1941[1] 2003 One of only two bagpipe makers in Australia.[1]
Ross, AndrewAndrew Ross John and Robert Glen Co. Edinburgh 1978
Glen, Thomas McBeanThomas McBean Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Edinburgh
Glen, JohnJohn Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Edinburgh
Glen, RobertRobert Glen John and Robert Glen Co. Edinburgh
Kron, Charles E.Charles E. Kron American Bagpipe Makers Inc. New York 1987? Runs the only bagpipe factory in North America. First professional manufacturer since the 1950s.
Kilgour, GeorgeGeorge Kilgour Kilgour and Kilgour Marypark 1943 1995
Kilgour, RobertRobert Kilgour Kilgour and Kilgour Marypark
Sinclair, WilliamWilliam Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Leith 1906?
Sinclair, William M.William M. Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Edinburgh[2] 1926[3] Taught Jimmy Pryde to play.[4]
Sinclair, AlastairAlastair Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Leith
Sinclair, EwanEwan Sinclair William Sinclair and Son Leith
Hardie, Robert G.Robert G. Hardie R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Glasgow
Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Glasgow
Weatherston, JohnJohn Weatherston R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. Glasgow
MacLellan, RoddyRoddy MacLellan MacLellan Bagpipes Summerville[5]


[edit] Uilleann pipes

Name Firm Location Apprenticed Retired Notes
Kenna, TimothyTimothy Kenna Unknown Dublin 1768?[8] 1794[8] Referred to as "the elder Kenna"[8]
Kenna, ThomasThomas Kenna Unknown Dublin Referred to as "the younger Kenna"[8]
Taylor, WilliamWilliam Taylor Unknown Philadelphia 1840-1872 1901[9]
Taylor, CharlesCharles Taylor Unknown Philadelphia 1840-1872 1902[9] Invented the Concert D sets.
Brown, Patrick A.Patrick A. Brown Boston 1910 1958 Made only concert-pitch sets, in a style similar to that used by the Taylor brothers

[edit] Northumbrian pipes

[edit] Scottish Bellowspipes

[edit] French and German Pipes

[edit] Cornish bagpipes

  • Christopher Bayley[10]
  • Julian Goodacre[10]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Edwards, Bill (2003-11-22). "When pipes called, he answered". The Advertiser: p. 80. 
  2. ^ Featured in Collins, Glenn (1980-09-15). "And Pipes for Almost Everywhere Else". The New York Times: p. B14. 
  3. ^ Pipers be wise, Sinclairise!
  4. ^ Casely, Gordon (2009-03-16). "Obituaries: Jimmy Pryde". The Herald 226 (42): p. 18. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/obituaries/display.var.2495601.0.jimmy_pryde.php. Retrieved on 2009-06-05. 
  5. ^ Walker, Richard (2006-11-05). "An instrument to stir the blood". The Times and Democrat. http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2006/11/05/features/doc454ea837bb2d0780179136.txt. Retrieved on 2009-06-05. 
  6. ^ Rosenberg, Merri (1995-10-08). "Bagpipe Maker Outdoes the Scots". The New York Times: p. 13WC.14. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/08/nyregion/bagpipe-maker-outdoes-the-scots.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-31. 
  7. ^ Prenon, Mary T. (1997-09-29). "Echoes of Scotland". Westchester County Business Journal 36 (39): pp. 1-2. 
  8. ^ a b c d O'Neill 1973.
  9. ^ a b O'Neill 1973, pp. 160-161.
  10. ^ a b Merryweather, James W. (May 2001). "Two-chanter Bagpipes in England". The Galpin Society Journal (54): 62-75. 

[edit] References

  • Hardy, Neal (March 1990). "Changing Traditions: Bagpipes in Australia". Australian Folklore (4): 64-73. 
  • O'Neill, Francis (1973). Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1st Norwood ed.). Darby, PA: Norwood Editions. ISBN 0883054949. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Teahan, John (May 1963). "A List of Irish Instrument Makers". The Galpin Society Journal 16: 28-32. 
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