Hi Folks,
I have a new website: http://elbowmusic.com
I make Scottish Smallpipes and Border pipes in New York.
A little about my pipemaking and pipes:
I was trained by uilleann pipemaker Seth Gallagher of Cold Spring, New York. I worked for Seth for three years.
My smallpipes are robust and my border pipes are low pressure, but crisp. I prefer to use stainless steel for ferrules and natural materials for mounts. Stainless does not tarnish, keeping it’s high gloss silver look without polishing. I will custom build as well.
All my chanter reeds are cane and made by me. My drone reeds are custom made by Pipe Dreams, maker of Ezee drone reeds. I can also supply synthetic drone bodies with cane tongues.
The website is a bit bare bones at the moment. There will be many more pictures and sound clips in the near future.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
Nate Banton