Reelpipes.com November 2019 News
BAGPIPES FOR CHRISTMAS!
Looking for a set of bagpipes for under the tree this Christmas? We have quite a few sets in stock and ready to go. Add the components you want to make them ready to play!
We also have a full range of other supplies and gift ideas in stock, including Chieftain and MK Low D whistles, R.G. Hardie Twist-Trap Pipes and lots more! Check out our special section on the website.
https://www.reelpipes.com/category/33-christmas-specials
McCallum AB0
African blackwood projecting mounts and bushes, beaded alloy ferrules, ringcaps, and slides, and alloy mouthpiece. The pipe chanter is plastic. The mounts, ferrules, and ring caps are threaded. 10-year guarantee from date of manufacture.
• $1,275.00 sticks and stocks
McCallum AB2
Imitation projecting mounts and bushes, beaded alloy ferrules, ringcaps, and slides, and alloy mouthpiece. The pipe chanter is plastic. The mounts, ferrules, and ring caps are threaded.10-year guarantee from date of manufacture.
• $1,345.00 sticks and stocks
Duncan MacRae SL2
Full imitation ivory projection mounts, beaded plain alloy ferrules, imitation ivory ring caps, imitation ivory bushes, imitation ivory & alloy mouthpiece. The Duncan MacRae reproduction bagpipes are exact copies of the original MacRae pipes played by Stuart Liddell.
• $1,499.00 sticks and stocks
Peter Henderson PH0
Peter Henderson® bagpipes are hand crafted from the finest African Blackwood, in the traditions of the great pipes of the past. Thistle engraved nickel slides, imitation ivory ring caps, ferrules, projecting mounts, hemp retainers and ring cap bushes.Each set comes with it’s own unique number engraved on the Bass Stock.
• $1,479.00 sticks and stocks
R.G. Hardie RH02
Fully combed and beaded African Blackwood with beaded nickel ferrules, imitation ivory ring caps, ring cap bushes and projecting mounts.
• $1,249.00 sticks and stocks
Strathmore #1
This set is fully beaded and combed, with imitation ivory projecting mounts, imitation ivory top caps, beaded nickel ferrules, open ended on stocks and closed end on drones. Poly chanter.
• $1,495.00 sticks and stocks
Fred Morrison Scottish Smallpipes
These bellows-blown smallpipes have wood button and imitation ivory projecting mounts, with
Celtic-engraved nickel ferrules. Comes with a synthetic bag, cane chanter reed, and drone reeds by Ezeedrone. Key of A, with drone switch.
• $2,359.00 ready to play
SOLO CHANTERS
Callum Beaumont has been having an excellent year in the solos, winning his 4th Clasp at the Northern Meeting, the P-M Alasdair Gillies Challenge, and many other prizes. He has been playing the new R.G. Hardie "Infinity" solo chanter, and it's been sounding great. Connor Sinclair won the Northern Meeting Gold Medal, also playing one of the new chanters. We have these in stock and have played one, and they are just superb. Comfortable feel, lovely sound, rock-solid on all notes, and a piobaireachd High G that goes on for days. Available in wood or plastic.
The Gandy version of the McCallum chanter has also been excelllent. We've supplied quite a few of these to solo pipers, and they find them very comfortable, great spacing and solid sound. Of course both Bruce Gandy and Alex Gandy have been playing them with great success. Alex was recently 2nd in both Gold Medal events and also in the Hornpipe/Jig at Inverness.
And there are more! We've also supplied the McCallum Ceól chanter in poly and blackwood, the G1 Blackwood chanter and the Peter Henderson Blackwood solo chanter to solo pipers in the region, and they are all reporting success.
REED PROTECTOR REED CASE
The Tone Protector™ Reed Case offers unparalleled protection for your most important and valuable pipe chanter reeds. Storing your reeds at a constant and precisely-chosen humidity level is the single easiest and powerful thing you can do to instantly improve your bagpipe sound. That’s exactly what the Tone Protector does.
Speed up the break-in process with new reeds by placing them into the Tone Protector™ Reed Case prior to playing.
Extend the life of your reeds by storing them in at a constant and precisely-chosen humidity level. •Ensure that all of your reeds are ready to be played.
Achieve a more consistent sound from day to day, more stable pitch, greater precision of tuning, clearer sound, more efficient pipes that are easier to play.
The Tone Protector is a complete reed storage and maintenance system that keeps your reeds at constant humidity level to ensure consistent, optimal reed performance. For best results, store all of your reeds in the Tone Protector™ Reed Case and use the Tone Protector Reed Protector on your chanter at all time.
https://www.reelpipes.com/home/new-additions/product/1567-the-tone-protector-reed-case
REEDS
• G1 Platinum - This reed is favoured by many bands in all grades for the quality and consistency they deliver, and they go well in a variety of chanters. Played by the SFU Pipe Band, among many others.
• Chesney - The majority of Grade 1 prizewinning bands play Chesney reeds [Inveraray, Field Marshal, SLOT...] and they do so because they really are good. In our experience, they may be a little harder to manage in dry/high climates, but deliver a broad rich sound when managed well.
• Melvin - Adrian Melvin turned his years of top Grade 1 experience into making chanter and drone reeds, and his reeds are being played by ScottishPower Pipe Band. We've supplied these reeds at lower strengths to bands in the prairie region, and they are stable and easy to manage.
• Troy, MacLellan and Sound Supreme - JWT Reedmakers and Colin MacLellan both make excellent reeds suitable for solo and band, and you'll find that many of the world's top soloists are playing one or the other. Need a great piobaireachd high G? Look no further. We have also recently added reeds by Ontario reedmaker John Elliot, renowned for his mastery of sound.
• DRONE REEDS - Ezeedrone, Selbie, Henderson and Canning drone reeds ready to go! We have both models of Canning, the Blue and the Original, and you can ask for either the carbon bass or the inverted bass. Both are excellent. We also have CANE BASS REEDS by Chesney and G1.
https://www.reelpipes.com/category/16-bagpipe-reeds
PIPE BAGS
We have a large stock of bags in various sizes by James Begg (sheepskin, cowhide), Bannatyne (most sizes in stock) and Canmore, including the newer Canmore hybrid hide/synth which is a great bag, and the one used by Fred Morrison.
https://www.reelpipes.com/category/35-pipe-bags
• Bellows Pipes Bag - this special bag was designed by Reelpipes.com and made by James Begg for smallpipes and reelpipes. (sizes available: small, regular)
https://www.reelpipes.com/category/35-pipe-bags
DRUM SUPPLIES
We now carry drumsticks by Steven McWhirter, Jim Kilpatrick (KP2), Stephen Creighton, Tyler Fry and Jordan Bailie!
The legendary Alex Duthart's Collection (2 books) has not always been easy to get, but we're making it as easy as possible! These are books that every serious Highland snare drummer needs to own, study and play.
https://www.reelpipes.com/product/1403-the-alex-duthart-book-of-snare-drum-compositions-book-1
We also have starter kits for snare drummers, with an excellent pair of drum sticks and a practice pad.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Reelpipes.com is proud to support both the Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational (USA) and the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational (Hamilton, ON) with prizes for competitors. These are both excellent events that showcase some of the top amateur pipers in North America, giving them a very "professional" quality competitive experience. Locally, we are have been working on the Highland games for 2020, the Mid-Winter Celtic Festival, and several band projects.
Contact Us
Do you have news you'd like to pass along? Want to ask about products or services? Just like talking about bands and bagpipes? : )
Email: reelpipes@gmail.com
Telephone: 306-533-6678
