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Purchase bagpipe parts direct from the maker, order bespoke bagpipes, and Piper hire. Bagpipes and bagpipe parts are traditionally made from African Blackwood or similar woods which these days are in short supply and expensive to buy. However at Ayrshire Bagpipes the majority of our products are made from stainless steel, polypenco and imitation ivory. Blowpipes, mouthpieces, stocks etc can be made from almost any material and will not alter the tonal quality of any traditional wooden bagpipe. All parts are individually crafted by Ayrshire Bagpipe Company in Ayrshire, Scotland by pipers for pipers.

In 1984 Bob’s son Douglas left his job as an engineer to join his father and the business as it’s known today, RT Shepherd and Son (Scotland) Ltd was founded with the first priority of designing and producing a pipe chanter which offered flexibility and stability benefiting any modern day piper. The first “Shepherd Chanter” became a reality very quickly and it was an instant success.  Its recognition by many of the top pipe bands and players world-wide created the demand for more products which could bene fit them, this constant innovation of quality piping products to solve age old problems has been at the heart of RT Shepherd and Son (Scotland) Ltd business ethics since 1984.