DEC 2019
Drones and set orders go to the end of the
queue.
Chanters, reeds, other components and parts expect to ship in the specified
time from the date we receive your order. They don't wait for the longer
set-and-drones queue.
| Item | Description | Price | Shipping (usa) |
Wait List |
| Hard Sided Carrying Cases |
Not presently available. Hard-sided compact Pakistani carrying cases with room for Starter Sets or Practice sets. Black exterior, lightly padded colored velveteen interior, snaps with combination locks. Discount when ordered with sets. Details: click here. | Add $90.oo |
$25.oo (Free with set or kit) |
No extra |
| Bellows Finished |
Real wood sides, genuine stout black leather bladder and belts, comfortable elbow padding, brass buckles and tacks, ivory CPVC plastic and brass connectors and valves, and vinyl air hose. Click Here for more details | $235.oo | $24.oo | 2 Wks |
| Bellows Kit |
Real varnished wood sides, genuine stout black leather bladder and belts, comfortable elbow padding, brass buckles and tacks, ivory CPVC plastic and brass connectors and valves, and vinyl air hose. Partly assembled, only hand tools required. Click Here for more details. | $155.oo | $24.oo | 2 Wks. |
| Vinyl Bag Set Finished |
Vinyl bag, glued airtight, ivory CPVC plastic stocks (sockets), blowpipe and valve tied in (specify if you will hold your bag on your right side), spare tying twine and sealing putty for possible adjusting neck length, black courduroy bag cover with ivory fringe trim. Click Here for more details. | $103.oo | $16.oo | 2 Wks |
| Vinyl Bag Kit |
Vinyl bag, glued airtight, with reinforcing patch for blowpipe (specify
if you will hold your bag on your right side), ivory CPVC plastic and brass
stocks (sockets), blowpipe and valve, tying twine, black courduroy cut
for bag cover, and fringe trim included. Click Here for more details. |
$63.oo | $15.oo | 2 Wks |
| Leather Bag Set Finished |
Same as finished vinyl bag, with no-stitch airtight glued bagpipe grade bladder, finished decorative cover, stocks and blowpipe. Spare tie-in twine included to allow adjusting neck length. | $170.oo | $21.oo | 2 Wks |
| Leather Bag Kit |
Same as vinyl bag kit, with no-stitch airtight glued bagpipe grade, all parts & materials, no reinforcement patch necessary. | $130.oo | $20.oo | 2 Wkss |
| Leather Bag Starter Set Upgrade |
Stout cowhide bag, using glued wraparound seam construction. A lifetime value. | Add $70.oo | No extra | No extra |
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| Vinyl Bag Only |
Vinyl bag, glued airtight, neck opening about 3/4" i.d. (larger by request, no extra charge) | $28.oo | $14.oo | 2 Wk |
| Leather Bag Only |
Chrome tanned bagpipe hide bag, glued sturdy wraparound seam construction, neck opening about 3/4" i.d. (larger by request, no extra charge) | $95.oo | $16.oo | 2 Wk |
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| Budget Concert D Drones |
Will work with any make of Practice or Starter Set tuned to Concert D. Traditional layout black Delrin and brass drones, plain decoration, in concert D pitch and loudness. Fully traditional bores with weatherproof metal/plastic artificial reeds specific to these drones. Valve-switched budget mainstock clad in varnished wood veneer. Leather bag recommended. Click here for details. Flat pitch CONCERT style and loudness drones now available for slightly greater cost due to low production volume. | $675.oo | $27.oo | Queue |
| Budget WOOD Drones NEW |
Same acoustic design as the plastic Budget Drones so there is no tone or performance difference. Click here for mopane bass drone photo. Click here for cocobolo full stand. Click here for details and sounds. Decoration plain with reinforcing brass ferrules added to bass drone wood end pieces. Costs must be greater than plastic due to the preparation required to deliver a stable instrument in traditional construction.Uses standard small budget PLASTIC wood-veneer hollow mainstock. | $1175.oo | $27.oo | Queue |
| Full Wood Mainstock Upgrade |
Regulator-ready Pakistani wood mainstock for drones. Completely refurbished for quality valve action, varnish and lacquer. Click here to see drone stand with full sized Pakistani mainstock. Bass regulator extension bar can be left on or removed. This is an upgrade to a drones or set order including a wood drones order. Mount uses same size hole in bag as our budget stock so you could replace an existing budget stock with the full sized wood without bag complications. | Add $200.oo | No extra | Not Currently Available |
| Drones -- Less Mainstock | Budget Concert D Drones with no mainstock, to be plugged into with your own mainstock. Now in production. Click here for details. | Deduct $70 |
Deduct $2.oo |
Queue |
| Drone Mainstock Only (For Full Stand) |
Valve-switched budget mainstock for all 3 drones, clad in varnished wood veneer, permanent PVC mounting socket for bag, black delrin socket end, with holes drilled for our drones. No extra charge for custom sized socket holes of your specifications. | $100.oo | $16.oo | 6 Wks |
| Partial "3/8" Concert Drones |
The smaller 2 traditional layout black Delrin and brass drones from the Budget Concert Drones for a more musical experience when practicing. Twist-valve mini mainstock Click here for details. Flat pitch CONCERT style and loudness drones now available for slightly greater cost due to low production volume. | $340 | $23.oo | Queue |
| Flat Pitch Full Drones |
CONCERT style and loudness (wide bore) budget drones in Concert C and Concert C# made with the same tooling and the identical reeds and mainstocks as for the Concert D drones. Sound sample of C Set ready for customer, recorded 2 meters back, indoors. | Add $30.oo |
(No extra) | (No extra) |
| Flat Pitch "3/8"Drones |
CONCERT style and loudness (wide bore) partial drones (no bass) in Concert C and Concert C# made with the same tooling and the identical reeds and mainstocks as for the Concert D drones. | Add $15.oo |
(No extra) | (No extra) |
| Partial "3/8" Drones Full Budget Mainstock |
Partial concert drones but with the budget mainstock for the full stand of Budget Concert Drones with the lever valve switch and a corked socket for later fitting of a bass drone. Same mainstock for both D and flat pitch drones. | . | . | . |
| Bass Drone Only (Budget Concert D, C#, C Drones) |
Just the bass drone for any of the concert style drones, normally intended if you purchase the "3/8" drones first and decide to complete the stand later. | $300 | $17 | 5 Wks |
| Drones Tied-In to Your Practice Set |
We will attach 3/8 or half-set drones if you send us your pipe bag. You may want to include your chanter so that we can balance the drones for your present chanter reed. | $60 | $36 (return shipping insured) |
10 days |
