This is a list of well-known bagpipe makers. It covers both family-based and commercial outfits from the 17th century, when records began, through till the present era. In the 1950s, the bagpipe traditions of Europe were revived on the local level. Even though the market remains small and the well-known outfits in Scotland are mass-produced, the list of bagpipe makers is rising.
Great Highland Bagpipes[]
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| Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | Unknown | Australia[1] | 1941[1] | 2003 | One of only two bagpipe makers in Australia.[1] |
| Template:Sortname | J. & R. Glen | Edinburgh | 1978 | Firm continues operating as part of Kintail Bagpipe Makers | |
| Template:Sortname | David Glen & Sons | Edinburgh | Firm continues operating as part of Kintail Bagpipe Makers | ||
| Template:Sortname | Kintail Bagpipe Makers | Aberfeldy | 1971 | ||
| Template:Sortname | John and Robert Glen Co. | Edinburgh | |||
| Template:Sortname | American Bagpipe Makers Inc. | New York | 1987? | ||
| Template:Sortname | Kilgour and Kilgour | Marypark | 1943 | 1995 | |
| Template:Sortname | Kilgour and Kilgour | Marypark | |||
| Template:Sortname | William Sinclair and Son | Leith | 1906? | ||
| Template:Sortname | William Sinclair and Son | Edinburgh[2] | 1926[3] | Taught Jimmy Pryde to play.[4] | |
| Template:Sortname | William Sinclair and Son | Leith | |||
| Template:Sortname | William Sinclair and Son | Leith | |||
| Template:Sortname | R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | |||
| Template:Sortname | R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | |||
| Template:Sortname | R.G. Hardie and Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | |||
| Template:Sortname | MacLellan Bagpipes | Summerville[5] |
- D. M. Atherton Bagpipes Ltd
- David Booth Bagpipes
- Peter's Pipes Inc.
- Cushing Bagpipe Co.
- J. Dunbar Bagpipes Ltd
- J. & R. Glen in Edinburgh. Operated from 1827 to 1978.
- Tim Gellaitry
- Gibson Bagpipes, Inc
- Gillanders & McLeod Ltd
- Grainger & Campbell
- Peter Henderson Bagpipes
- Inveran Bagpipes
- Colin Kyo Bagpipe Company
- RG Lawrie
- MacDougall Bagpipes Ltd.
- Douglas MacPherson
- McCallum Bagpipes Ltd
- Ian Murray Bagpipes
- David Naill & Co
- RK Bagpipes
- RT Shepherd and Son (Scotland) Ltd
- Wallace Bagpipes
- John Walsh Bagpipes
- Somers Bagpipes
- Duncan Soutar of St. Andrews
- Chris Terry Bagpipes
- American Bagpipe Makers Inc. Charley E. Kron runs the only bagpipe factory in North America. Founded in 1987. First professional manufacturer since the 1950s.[6][7]
Uilleann pipes[]
| Name | Firm | Location | Apprenticed | Retired | Notes |
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| Template:Sortname | Unknown | Dublin | 1768?[8] | 1794[8] | Referred to as "the elder Kenna"[8] |
| Template:Sortname | Unknown | Dublin | Referred to as "the younger Kenna"[8] | ||
| Template:Sortname | Unknown | Philadelphia | 1840-1872 | 1901[9] | |
| Template:Sortname | Unknown | Philadelphia | 1840-1872 | 1902[9] | Invented the Concert D sets. |
| Template:Sortname | Boston | 1910 | 1958 | Made only concert-pitch sets, in a style similar to that used by the Taylor brothers |
- Dave Williams (deceased)
- Christopher Bayley
- Mike Hulme
- Joe Kennedy
- Geoff Wooff
- C.J. Dixon
- B.C. Childress
- Patrick O'Hare
- Andreas Rogge
- Alain Froment (deceased)
- John Dunn (deceased)
- Mickey Dunne
- Mark Hillmann
- David Daye
- Kohler & Quinn
- Pat Sky
- Brendan Ring
- Nick Whitmer
- Leo Rowsome (deceased)
- Michael Vignoles
- Tim Britton
- Kenneth McNicholl
- Seth Gallagher
- San Uilleann
Northumbrian pipes[]
- G G Armstrong (deceased)
- Jack Armstrong (deceased)
- David Burleigh
- Tom Clough (deceased)
- Richard Evans
- John Leistman
- Mike Nelson
- Robert Reid (deceased)
- Colin Ross
- B & J Say
- Dave Shaw
Scottish Bellowspipes[]
- Garvie Bagpipes
- Ian Kinnear Scottish Small Pipes
- Hamish Moore
- John Walsh
- Nate Banton
- Richard and Anita Evans
- Fred Morrison Smallpipes
- EJ Jones Tidycottage Smallpipes
French and German Pipes[]
- Rémy Dubois
- Bernard Blanc
- Frans Hattink
- Andreas Rogge
- Alban Faust
- Jean-Sylvain Maître
- Yvon Lecoant
- Serge Durin
- Jon Swayne
- Bernard Jaquemin
- Juergen Ross
Cornish bagpipes[]
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References[]
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Further reading[]
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