Who took over from Brian Howard? .

Uilleann Pipes
1

Hi everybody, and happy new year!
It has been a few years since Brian took a well-deserved retirement. It would be a shame if his know-how and his equipment had disappeared.
Has anyone taken over as a pipe maker?
I have some maintenance work, even modifications to do on my set and it would be nice for someone to continue Brian’s activity.

2

Sorry I can’t answer your question regarding Mr Howard ,but your OP does raise an interesting point.
What’s to be done when your pipes need professional attention and the maker is no longer in business ?
You’d be lucky to find a pipemaker who would work on a non-classic set of pipes . Maybe to time consuming for what they can charge or they are just to busy making their own pipes. Going to your local music shop could put you in touch with a woodwind maker who may do the work.
RORY

3

Hi! The whistle part of the shop is stil running with a new man in charge. Same web adress. hHe might point you in the right direction.
Mogens

4

Brian is still making reeds in Gibraltar, and you order via the Howard Music website:

https://www.howardmusic.co.uk/product/reeds/

Sorry, I pressed Post too son! I imagine he may be able to help with work on pipes too, if you contact him via the website.

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Here’s a chat I recorded with Brian a couple of years back.
https://amp.listennotes.com/podcasts/wetootwaags/s5e27-brian-howard-and-sean-t8Ol-9PTzZ2/amp/