Where to get bellows?

Are any of the bellows on ebay good? If not can anyone suggest where I can get bellows in the uk. Second hand is fine.

Cheers
Bob

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Hi Bob

Which of the 2 bellows are you looking at? - The Preshaw ones or the smallpipe ones from Dunfion bagpipes?. I would have thought either would do, the Preshaw ones might sell for less than the smallpipe ones, but you will be guaranteed to get the Dunfion ones ( they seem to have a few in stock).

David

I cant see the preshaw ones. Are smallpipe bellows large enough to power a full set?I dont want to feel like a humming bird trying to fly when I finally upgrade that far :smiley:


Bob

Actually, as long as we’re on the topic… Anyone got recommendations on where to get a decent set of bellows in the States?

I bought the recent set of o’Gradys on ebay… they just seemed “loose” when I got them. Well, I hooked up my practice set bellows to them, and BOOM! Much better.

I want to put my practice set up for sale, so I really don’t want to swap out bellows that way, since the O’grady bellows won’t fit the practice set.

Thanks… been playing less than a year, this is all new to me!

Preshaw Bellows

David

Jim Schaefer in PA. He has a good reputation on this forum.

http://mysite.verizon.net/littlems1/index.html

Bellows made by Michael Dow also have a very good reputation.

Ooo. some handsome bellows indeed.

Thanks for the leads, everyone… muchly appreciated!