Where do bagpipes come from, and who invented them?

Every bagpipe tells a story, right down to the parts most players never think about. Threaded fittings, ferrules, and slides often get overlooked, yet they reveal a maker’s values more clearly than any logo ever could. Small tolerances. Clean joins. Pieces designed to work together over years of playing, travel, weather, and wear — not held together with bits of hemp and glue 😉 At MacLellan Bagpipes, we believe refinement lives in details others rush past. Precision fittings elevate performance

The history of bagpipes in the fire service