THE ABSOLUTE FINEST, CUSTOM, HAND MADE TO ORDER FROM GALWAY, IRELAND, UILLEANN PRACTICE SET... INCLUDES INSTRUCTION MATERIALS. SAVE OVER $100 THIS MONTH!!! Hand Made to order in IRELAND, Uilleann Bagpipe Practice Set consisting of a bag, bellows and chanter. Key Of D, Concert Pitch. Every set of pipes is custom made to order from top-quality materials to Michael's very exacting standards. Michael is one of the Premier Makers of Uilleann Pipes in the World...to own one of his sets is a privilege indeed! Materials Used Blackwood Chanter, Leather bag and bellows,(internally lined with vinyl to prevent porous leaks later ) Imitation ivory mounts.Brass Chanter Top.

These are hand made to order and shipping requires 10 to 16 weeks, most of the time. UPGRADE TO THE HALF SET AND SAVE EVEN MORE OFF THE REGULAR PRICING! Production time for the half set is 15 to 20 weeks. THIS PRODUCT IS PRICE SENSITIVE TO THE RISE OF THE EURO VS THE VALUE OF THE US DOLLAR. WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER, YOUR PRICE IS LOCKED IN AND WILL NOT GO UP.

WORLD'S BEST, HAND MADE IN GALWAY CITY, IRELAND, COMPLETE UILLEANN BAGPIPE SET. THIS MONTH'S ONLY BAGPIPE SPECIAL!!!! OWN YOUR OWN PIECE OF MUSIC HISTORY. SAVE OVER $500.00 THIS MONTH! Hand made in a small shop in Galway City, Ireland by Michael Vignoles and his son. These are truly special UILLEANN BAGPIPES. Michael is an artist without comparison! His products are every bit as beautiful as the music he brings forth from them. We include Michael's own Ullieann Bagpipe CD...a masterpiece of Uilleann Piping. This is a full set of Blackwood pipes. This custom made-to-order set ncludes the bag, bellows, chanter, three drones and three regulators, along with two sets of reeds. Of course we include one of our excellent cases too. Every set of Uilleann Pipes is custom made to order, FOR YOU, from top-quality materials to Michael and son's very exacting standards. This is not simply a great Uilleann Bagpipe Set, due to the extreme low volume, this is a piece of Piping Music Lore!

The workmanship is truly magnificent. Their availablity is limited.

All prices are in US Dollars.

As these are hand made in a very small shop in IRELAND, please allow 26 to 33 weeks for delivery.  THIS IS METICULOUSLY HAND MADE IN IRELAND...WE PROMISE! THIS PRODUCT IS UNDER CONTINUOUS PRICE INCREASE PRESSURE DUE TO THE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR VS THE EURO. BUY NOW AND WE LOCK IN YOUR PRICE. This is a fleeting opportunity to have a set of Uilleanns made for you by the premier master of the Uilleann! Only a handful of these are made in a given year. Shipping is via International Express shipping from Galway City, Republic of Ireland.

An Excellent Uilleann Bagpipe Touring Set with FREE Locking Hard Body-World Travel Case , One Set of EZEEDRONE SYNTHETIC DRONE REEDS Reeds and FREE ENGRAVING WORK too.
This is our own, CelticRenaissanceMusic, Complete African Blackwood "Touring" Set.
We do not keep these in stock and have 2 or 3 manufacturing runs a year. Our set includes: A Hard Body, World Tour, Travel Case (aluminum and wood case pictured), Two (2) full sets of reeds: Bass Drone Reed, Baritone Reed and Tenor Reed. With Two (2) sets of chanter reeds. (It will be some time before you incur that expense again! ) We include various types of chanter reeds to allow you to experiment with different sounds. Of course it is always a good idea to simply upgrade to the Ezeedrone Uilleann Drone Reed set, WHICH IS WHY WE NOW INCLUDE THESE GREAT SYNTHETIC DRONE REEDS FOR YOU UP FRONT at no additional cost. We have now switched to a gortex air bag, to avoid drying issues and the messy need to condition the bag. For those who like to play without the regulators, but with the drones, we are including a set of wood plugs. We already build in a shut off valve which allows you to practice with just the chanter!. Nobody  takes care of your needs as we do, as we really do care about music and this particularly great instrument.

The Uilleann Pipe Instuction Book with Cd by Heather Clarke is also included, or if you do not need it, you can delete it. Our Uilleanns play in the Key of D and have a THREE (3) key chanter... If you are in the 48 states and prefer USPS Priority Mail, let us know and we will send your set to you in that method, no additional charge.

We notice other websites stating it takes as many as twelve months to get their set. The reason for the particularly long delay is they are waiting for a distributor to stock them. They have no control over the product or the making of it. We do not buy from a distributor. These are our own pipes.  We are all musicians here and our products reflect our music dedicated lifestyle.

Unless you buy one we have in stock, which happens once every couple of years, this is a custom, made to order item, for you . Delivery time varies from 20 to 30 weeks, most of the time. In 2009 we ran into a long delay when shipments of high grade nickel were delayed. Order is not cancellable. Worth the wait and they are made for YOU!

THESE ARE NOT THROWN TOGETHER. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME UILLEANNS YOU SEE ON ALMOST EVERY SITE YOU VISIT. IT REALLY DOES TAKE SIGNIFICANT TIME TO BUILD OUR SETS. WE HAVE SEEN THE COMPETITION AND THESE ARE CLEARLY A LEAGUE AHEAD OF THEM. CUSTOM FEATURES, AT ADDITIONAL COST, SUCH AS STERLING SILVER, SPECIAL ENGRAVINGS, ETC., ARE AVAILABLE ON A QUOTE BASIS. We have sold our Uilleann sets to pipers in Norway, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil and the United States. T Orders must be pre-paid and, regardless of any policy stated on this site to the contrary, are non-refundable unless we fail to procure the ordered bagpipes. 

SKU	CRM-UILLEANN-1000
Weight	20.0 lb
Aluminum and Wood Tour Case.	Upgrade to our deluxe Aluminum Edged with leather Tour Case. Delte the H.J.Clarke instructional materials.  Aluminum&WoodTourCase 1000 (+$105.00)
Options	CHOOSE YOUR COLOR OF COVER. Delete HJ Clarke Instruction Book and CD If you play very often you might desire the German Nickel option. With this option we use German Nickel on the keys for the Chanter and the Regulators. These are the contact points between your skin and the metal...the points that can wear over time. German Nickel does not react to body wetness and oils. Thus, the shine remains as if it were the first time you were playing.  BLACK VELVET (+$0.00)  DARK BLUE VELVET (+$0.00)  DARK GREEN VELVET (+$0.00)  STRIKING RED VELVET (+$0.00)  Delete HJ Clarke Instruction materials (-$25.00)  German Nickel Silver Chanter and Regulator Keys (+$270.00)  Zoomorphic style engraving (+$0.00)  Thistle style engraving (+$0.00)  A set of Ezeedrone bagpipe Drone reeds only. (+$0.00)
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This are our own, CelticRenaissanceMusic, African Blackwood Practice Set. We make this a comprehensive set which is intended to provide you with all you need to begin your Uilleann adventure.

We begin with the best of materials, thus we use seasoned African Blackwood. After all, when you acquire your full Uilleann set, it will be African Blackwood, so why learn on a softer wood? In addition, we are now including three (3) keys on our blackwood practice chanters, just as we do on our full sets. These are non-refundable custom orders.

We cover your set in a soft, dark green velvet and include a locking, Hard Body World Travel Case too. We add H. J. Clarke's Outstanding "New Approach to Uilleann Piping" Instruction book and CD and ...as a way of demonstrating how you may someday play yourself... we add Michael Vignoles' beautiful Uilleann Bagpipe CD, featuring Michael himself.

Do not be misled into thinking that if you order "Ebony" wood pipes that they will be African Blackwood. It is not. Though both are members of the rosewood family, the "Ebony" wood is of a different species than African Blackwood and is more brittle, less lustrous and lacks many other woodworking characteristics!

This set comes with our ...TradeUp Certificate... and is, to our knowledge, the only practice set that offers this. When you take delivery you receive a TradeUp Certificate. Keep your practice set in reasonably good condition and you can trade it up for any new full set we sell and get credit for 100% of the purchase cost of your practice set, less the cost of shipping and the Learning materials..

*************These are made to our specifications, in part, by a company which has its bagpipes on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland. You will Not see this set on any other site.*****************

SKU	CRM-UILLEANN-PRSET-1000
Weight	18.0 lb
Optional	Upgrade to a HALF SET.  Half Set Upgrade from Practice Set. Black Cover (+$588.00)  Half Set Upgrade from Practice Set. Blue Cover (+$588.00)  Half Set Upgrade from Practice Set. Green Cover (+$588.00)  Half Set Upgrade from Practice Set. Red Cover (+$588.00)  Add engraving to your Half Set (+$85.00)  Wood and Aluminum Travel case upgrtade to Half Set (+$50.00)
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3 DRONE SHUTTLE PIPES HAND MADE BY JOHN WALSH...FREE JOHN WALSH T-SHIRT TOO! The John Walsh Shuttle Pipes are similar in style and shape to the Shuttle Pipe which dates as far back as 1695. The original Shuttle Pipe was bellows blown and had three open ended drones which were carried in one main stock with a plain open ended chanter made of ivory. The chanter was closed at some time during the eighteenth century and later keys were added to increase its note capacity. Mounting the drones in a single stock was typical of the Old Irish or German Pipes. The John Walsh Shuttle Pipes are hand crafted in Nova Scotia from quality materials to produce a uniquely sweet sound that is ideal for intimate performances where the Highland pipes would prove too overpowering.

The Shuttle Pipes are very affordable, require minimal upkeep and are generally “fun to play”. They are very melodious and certainly an ideal instrument for practicing, as well as performing, by all levels of Highland Bagpipe players. The Shuttle Pipe is crafted from rock maple, is mouthblown and uses practice chanter reeds. The Shuttle Pipes are in the Key of "A" and are mouth blown with the fingering being the same as the Great Highland Bagpipe. The wood used is rock maple wood , the pipe bag is made of synthetic material and the reeds are plastic. The drone which sits across your waist is cylindrical in shape and is comprised of a bass drone and tenor drone ( 2-Drone Version ). The 3-Drone version has the addition of a baritone drone. The drones are tuned by moving the sliders back and forward down the shuttle section and can be turned off or on at anytime. This THREE DRONE SHUTTLE has one bass and two tenor drones. Choose from a light finish to the wood or a dark finish. We include a synthetic pipe bag and your choice of bag color: NAVY, BLACK, HUNTER GREEN, RED OR BURGANDY.

Our introductory sale price of $799.91, plus shipping. Includes the BAGPIPE MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK. Oh yes, we include a padded, zippered nylon travel case too! Allow 7 to 11 weeks, more or less, for these made to order "pipes". No cancellations once the order is accepted.

SO YOU WANT TO PLAY THE INCREDIBLE UILLEANN BAGPIPES?

As you know, these Irish Pipes can produce absolutely breathtaking music. Getting yourself to that point takes more than a wee bit of time and a small pot o' gold too. But once there, you will be admired and your talents sought by friends, family and the public.

Instead of the one octave range of the Great Highland Pipes, you are now being challenged to Master Two Octaves...thats a lot of notes!

First Step: Learn the chanter. It is different than the GH chanter, takes a little getting used to.

Most people jump into a Starter Set, also called a Practice Set. We offer a great African Blackwood Practice Set that comes with our incredible TradeUp price protection too. A Practice Set has a pipe bag, bellows and a chanter. The chanter bears no resemblance to the GH chanter. Work on this set until you are comfortable and can play a respectable number of tunes.

If you can find an instructor, it would be good to do so before buying your Full Set. The Heather Clarke book and CD does go a long way towards getting you where you need to go, but a little personal instruction never hurts.

Once you are adept with the Practice Set, it is time to consider the purchase of a full set. The full set of Ulliann Pipes has three drones, three regulators, which include three closed pipes...a bass, tenor and baritone. Same as the drones. The keys accompany the chanter and only make music when they are pressed. The Uilleann player must play the chanter while simultaneously working the bellows and the regulators. It takes practice and patience. The results are more than a little rewarding.

 It is only speculation as to the actual origin of the bagpipe. Hittite carvings depict that bagpipes existed in recognizeable form as long ago as 1,000 BC. The Hittites thrived in what is now Turkey. Given the trend of importing from the East, Bagpipes likely originated in Asia and were probably introduced into Europe by the Romans. Yes, there are Italian Bagpipes and we will be making them available to you later this year.

By the time of the Middle Ages, bagpipes began to be associated with the military. The constant background music of the drones, coupled with the melodies streaming from the chanter, seemed to stir the libido and soon many armies, from the sub-continent, across the world, and back to Ireland, all had their own corps of 'Pipers.

Bagpipe popularity suffered through the waves of Western music that began with the age of radio and accelerated with the dawn of television. Now, bagpipes are enjoying a true golden age. We seek to assure they continue as an important piece of our Celtic heritage.