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MacLellan Bagpipes
Nov 30, 20211 min read
the T.K.MacLellan Tartan...
As it is #StAndrewsDay, we wanted to share this special announcement: We are thrilled to announce the MacLellan Tartan! This tartan was...
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MacLellan Bagpipes
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Wake Joins Team Elevation.
MacLellan Bagpipes and Melvin Reeds are pleased to welcome the Wake and District Pipe Band* from Raleigh, North Carolina as a featured...
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MacLellan Bagpipes
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Ally the Piper Joins Team MacLellan
MacLellan Bagpipes are pleased to welcome the infectiously talented Allyson Crowley-Duncan as a featured MacLellan artist. "My...
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MacLellan Bagpipes
Oct 9, 20212 min read
City of Charleston Joins Team Elevation°
MacLellan Bagpipes and Melvin Reeds are pleased to welcome the Charleston Pipe Band from Charleston, South Carolina as a featured...
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Jun 9, 20211 min read
Chalice Top Profile.
A few photos of various versions of the MacLellan Chalice Top profile.
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Apr 19, 20211 min read
WRAL Tar Heel Traveler
Resharing a post from a few years back (as featured on the WRAL Tar Heel Traveler). Not much has changed how Roddy does things. ...
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Apr 7, 20213 min read
An instrument to stir the blood.
Summerville man crafts bagpipes for pipers around world By RICHARD WALKER, T&D Staff Writer ^ Nov 5, 2006 They’re nearly as old as time....
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Mar 11, 20211 min read
Ethical and Sustainable Sources.
It took a year for this wood to arrive, because it is ethically sourced from Tanzania. In a remote area of Southern Tanzania where large...
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Jan 30, 20212 min read
A Duty.
Sharing a lovely story from 2016: Vidor Police Sgt. Rodney Johnson said he's watched fellow Officer Jeff Courts play his bagpipes at...
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Oct 20, 20203 min read
Lost Satisfactions of Manual Competence.
Lost Satisfactions of Manual Competence.
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Sep 24, 20201 min read
Throwback Catalog.
Spent the day with Roddy at the shop and came across his very first print catalog; a late night throwback Thursday. Some of Roddy's...
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Sep 14, 20202 min read
Slender. Strong. Classic.
Every now and again we get unique sets of drones in the shop for restoration work. Aesthetically, this is a rather demure and dainty set...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
Wood.
Our wood is selected by color, grain and figure and divided into sets to air dry. It is rough turned and pre-bored and allowed to dry...
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Sep 9, 20203 min read
An instrument to stir the blood.
They’re nearly as old as time. Though they’re easily recognizable by sight, they’re even more recognizable by sound, a sound like no...
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Sep 6, 20201 min read
The very first.
As a learner piper, when Roddy was ready to purchase his first set of bagpipes -- he said to himself..."I can make bagpipes.." The rest...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
Links and Dealer Information.
Contact our dealers: We recommend you order through one of the dealers listed here. However, feel free contact me directly to discuss...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
Higgins + Elevation = Tone
Sharing courtesy of Griffin Hall and J. Higgins, Ltd. -- the Higgins pipe chanter reed played in the Elevation chanter. Slightly lower...
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Aug 31, 202023 min read
Customer Comments.
It gets lonely sometimes in the shop - we'd love to hear from you -- so drop us a note. Contact. Roddy, I received the pipes the other...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
The Patriot Edition.
Following the great success of our Millennium Edition, we decided it was time to introduce a new, unique design. Rather than look to...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
USMC Limited Edition Bagpipes©
On 10 November 1775, by Act of the Continental Congress, two Battalions of Marines were raised, thus forming the United States Marine...
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