Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
highland bagpipeslatest news & developments
Artisan bagpipe maker Ruari Black, the last traditional bagpipe-maker who makes everything by hand from start to finish, works a bagpipe chanter in the workshop of Kilberry Bagpipes in Edinburgh. (ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)
ARTISAN CRAFTSMANSHIP

Handmade Highland bagpipes face decline as mass production takes over

The current wait time for an artisan Highland bagpipe is two years

  • Edward Sharp-Paul
3 min read