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.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. |
Firm | Name | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Unknown | James Ramsay Oswald | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 1941 | 2003 | One of only ten bagpipe makers in Australia. | [1] |
Dunbar Bagpipe Maker Ltd. | Rick Pettigrew, Barry Dunbar, Jacquie Dunbar | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | Founded by Jack Dunbar of Glasgow in 1985 | [2] | ||
John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd. | John Walsh, Tom MacMillan | Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada | [3] | |||
The Burley Bagpipes Company | Graham Burley | Naramata, British Columbia, Canada | [4] | |||
Lee & Sons Bagpipes | Jack Lee, Andrew Lee | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | [5] | |||
Macbeth and Co. Bagpipes | Martin MacBeth | Brisbane, Australia | 1990s | Began in Brisbane 2010? | [1] | |
Fisher Bagpipes | Wayne Fisher | Sarnia, ON | Self-taught pipemaker. One of only a handful of bagpipe makers in Canada. | [6] | ||
American Bagpipe Makers Inc. | Charles E. Kron | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 1987? | [7] | ||
Rolf of Sweden | Rolf Littorin | Sweden | 1990s | Custom made bagpipes: Great Highland Bagpipes, Smallpipes, Practice Chanters. Self-taught pipe maker. | [8] | |
William Sinclair and Son | William M. Sinclair | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1926 | [9] | ||
MacLellan Bagpipes | Roddy MacLellan | Monroe, NC | Former Tiffany & Co. silversmith. | [10] | ||
McCallum Bagpipes Ltd. | Kilmarnock | |||||
O'Mahony Warpipes | James O'Mahony | Cork, Ireland | 1914? | From Mitchelstown in Cork. Maker of Fiddles and Warpipes. | [11] | |
O'Keeffe Warpipes | O'Keeffe | Tippperary, Ireland | 1910 | Is said to have been one of the first makers of Warpipes in Ireland in the 20th century. Prior to that Warpipes weren't known to have been made since 1870. | [12] | |
O'Crowley Music | Tadhg & Denis Crowley | Cork, Ireland | 1920 | 1952
1966 |
Brother's Tadhg and Denis Crowley made Warpipes, Highland Pipes, and Uilleann pipes in Cork. | [13] |
David Naill & Co., Ltd. | Leslie Cowell | Somerset, England | Founded 1976. Makers of Scottish Bagpipes, Smallpipes & chanters. | [14] | ||
Peter Henderson Ltd. | Peter Henderson | Glasgow, Scotland | 1868 | 1972 | One of the famous Scottish bagpipe makers. Merged with R. G. Hardie & Co. in 1972. | [15] |
R. G. Hardie & Co. | Robert G. Hardie | Glasgow, Scotland | 1950 | [16][17] |
Firm | Name | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Unknown | William Taylor | Philadelphia, PA | 1840-1872 | 1901 | [18] | |
The Burley Bagpipes Company | Graham Burley | Naramata, British Columbia, Canada | [4] | |||
Unknown | Charles Taylor | Philadelphia, PA | 1840-1872 | 1902 | [18] | |
Patrick A. Brown | Boston, Massachusetts | 1910 | 1958 | |||
Leo Rowsome |
Firm | Name | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Fisher Bagpipes | Wayne Fisher | Sarnia, ON | Self-taught pipemaker. | [6] | ||
Hamish Moore | Dunkeld | |||||
Fred Morrison Smallpipes | Smallpipes and Borderpipes manufactured by McCallum Bagpipes Ltd | |||||
The Burley Bagpipes Company | Graham Burley | Naramata, British Columbia, Canada | [4] | |||
John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd. | John Walsh | Antigonish, NS | Smallpipes, Great Highland Pipes, and Shuttlepipes. | [4] |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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John Dunn | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1764 | 1820 | Developed keywork for the Northumbrian smallpipe around 1800 | ||
G.G. Armstrong | England | 1877 | 1955 | |||
Jack Armstrong | Wideopen, North Tyneside | 1904 | 1978 | |||
Robert Reid | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1786 | 1837 | |||
Tom Clough | Newsham | 1881 | 1964 | |||
Colin Ross | United Kingdom | |||||
William H. Hedworth | 1994 |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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John Addison | South Somercotes, Lincolnshire | [19] |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Christopher Bayley | [20] | |||||
Julian Goodacre | Peebles | [20] |
Firm | Name | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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John Walsh Bagpipes Ltd. | John Walsh, Tom MacMillan | Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada | [3] |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Karen Hakobyan |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Ants Taul | Estonia |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Yannis Pantazis | La Ponta | Venetian Tower Greek bagpipe exhibition-workshop | [21] |
Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Alban Faust | Sweden | |||||
Leif Eriksson | Sweden |