WANTED: used bag and bellows

Uilleann Pipes
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I am looking for a used bag and bellows for as inexpensive as possible. It doesnt need to be anything extraordinary, just something useable. I am getting a chanter soon for my starter set, a very good one, and i thought id try to save myself some money and find a inexpessive bag and bellows. I am looking to spend $200 or less

respond with post or email me

somethingcleveralex@hotmail.com

thanks, alex

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Please consider, $200 many not be enough budget for something that actually works.

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Seth Gallagher offers what are considered to be one of the best uilleann piping bags available (from L&M) for about $125 if I remember correctly. Any decent bellows will set you back something in the range of $300-$500 in many cases. This is something like buying a BMW and then asking to have a Yugo engine in it. You’re not doing yourself any favors in looking for parts based on cost alone. Pipes are expensive there’s no question - but you’ll frustrate yourself right out of the game altogether if you end up with crap parts.

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David Daye has a bellows kit for $149.00 and a vinyl bag kit for $63.00, plus shipping. I got both of these with my penny chanter kit several years ago and they both work well. A leather bag kit sells for $132.00. The kits require some assembly, but it is not difficult. This might be your best option to get something functional in the price range you are considering.

See http://www.daye1.com/pennychanter.html

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cj dixon bellows kit,or macwarner bellows made in conn. http://cgi.ebay.com/Bagpipe-Bellows-Handmade-in-the-USA-for-all-bagpipes_W0QQitemZ200110009064QQihZ010QQcategoryZ16226QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. also check nick whitmer’s website.

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If i buy one new it will be cj dixons bellows kit and stockless bag. Other then that i want to see if anyone has anything lying around.

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Hi Alex

I have just replaced the Ray Sloan stocks on my bag also made by Ray Sloan with Andreas Rogge stocks in pluwood with boxwood also on Monday 14 May 2007.

I have a chanter and bellows wooden stocks for sale made by Ray Sloan.

Price for chanter and bellows stock is
£41.00 GBP = €6000 Euro = $80.50 US Dollar plus postage.

Photos of stocks





Cheers

Ferg

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I have a L+M standard UP bag purchased with my Gallagher set, 2003, mainstock + bellows holes cut, yours for $80.oo USD including US mail priority shipping from PA to NM. (low mileage, I changed to a larger bag shortly after its purchase) RSVP me privately if interested
Sorry, cant help you with the bellows.