Resharing a post from a few years back (as featured on the WRAL Tar Heel Traveler). Not much has changed how Roddy does things. ...

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....

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...

Sharing a lovely story from 2016: Vidor Police Sgt. Rodney Johnson said he's watched fellow Officer Jeff Courts play his bagpipes at...

Lost Satisfactions of Manual Competence.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Contact our dealers: We recommend you order through one of the dealers listed here. However, feel free contact me directly to discuss...

Sharing courtesy of Griffin Hall and J. Higgins, Ltd. -- the Higgins pipe chanter reed played in the Elevation chanter. Slightly lower...

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...

Following the great success of our Millennium Edition, we decided it was time to introduce a new, unique design. Rather than look to...

On 10 November 1775, by Act of the Continental Congress, two Battalions of Marines were raised, thus forming the United States Marine...

\Looking toward the future, we returned to the past for inspiration. This unique design features two symbols of Scotland's noble...

Our Premium hand engraving is done by one of the few true artists left in this field. We make our silver as always, to ensure it is of...

All of the metalwork on this page is made in house at MacLellan Bagpipes. This way we can ensure the quality of the engraving and fit of...

On this page we show you the many steps that go into making our sterling silver projecting mounts. The mounts are made from 0.040" thick...

As a custom maker we like to offer a variety of materials and profiles for projecting mounts. This way you can truly make your bagpipe...