Our package comes complete with your choice of practice chanter, as well as reed plus Kilberry's own learning book and cd. This is simply laid out, making it extremely easy to follow and any one of these kits is the ideal way to get started. Chanter kits can be supplied in plastic and in a choice of regular or long lengths.

YOU DO NOT NEED THE EXPENSE OF PURCHASING A FULL SET OF PIPES IMMEDIATELY.Our package comes complete with your choice of practice chanter, as well as a reed, Logan/MacLellan Tutor Book, and corresponding cassette, and is the ideal way to get started.

Our normal length chanter kits are available in plastic. Extra reeds can be purchased separately.

Buying pipes will be at least a few months down the line, but you will continue to play your chanter all your piping days for practicing familiar tunes and learning new ones.

If you are serious about taking up the bagpipes, then here is the perfect offer... our Highland Pipes Package comes with everything you'll need to start, and continue, to play.

This package includes a full set of hand turned Kilberry highland bagpipes in competition standard African blackwood, finished with wooden mounts and nickel ferrules. The wood is fully combed (patterned) and imitation ivory drone caps adorn the drone tops. The finish is fully combed and includes wooden mounts and stainless steel ferrules.

The bag included on this set is a top quality synthetic bag, completely airtight and requiring no maintenance. The pipe chanter is Kilberry's own make, and made from black polypenco, resulting in a strong, sweet and well balanced sound. The pipes are fully reeded and come with your choice of bag cover and cords.

Also supplied is a standard length top quality African blackwood practice chanter kit, for practicing the basics and learning new tunes and the kit includes a copy of 'The Great Highland Bagpipe Tutor' and corresponding CD. It is the ideal way to get started.

We also include an Executive carry case - complete with locks and available in either a black finish or an alloy finish.

Plus we throw in the free ball of yellow hemp for maintenance, and a copy of our own Kilberry maintenance book.

The plastic chanter produces an excellent sound. A smaller child's version of this chanter is also available.

These chanters have become more popular over the past few years with the finger holes now being counter-sunk and the same spacing apart as the actual pipe chanter. This can prove an advantage when learning.

The long chanter is available in plastic.

Practice pipes slot into the area between learning to play on the practice chanter and playing a full set of Highland pipes. They are made in Edinburgh with two brass drones which produce an excellent steady sound. The chanter of the pipes is made from top quality plastic and, overall, these pipes have an amazing sound - not dissimilar to small pipes.

These practice pipes are ideal for indoor use and can be of great advantage to the student who is making progress on the practice chanter but wants an intermediate step before proceeding to the full pipes. They come complete with bag and velvet bag cover. They are also really good fun for experienced players as they take very little air, are easy to tune, and produce a remarkably good tone. The fingering technique is the same as the Highland,Scottish Small and Chamber pipes, and they are therefore ideal for practising tunes.

The practice pipes come in at a fraction of the cost of a full set of bagpipes and it should be remembered that they are not the equivalent of Highland or small pipes. In saying this, we can retail these at a remarkably low cost. You will receive them within 14-21 days of ordering.