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Lochalsh Pipes
 
About Us
Lochalsh Pipes are based in the beautiful area of Lochalsh in the Scottish West Highlands. Ross Calderwood, the pipemaker, has been playing Highland Bagpipes since the age of eight. He started playing smallpipes in 1994. Ross' interest in bagpipes goes far beyond the superficial. Ross has a good in depth knowledge of the history and diversity of bagpipes. His smallpipes, border pipes and reelpipes designs are based on the large archive of historical bagpipes that are kept in the various museums in Scotland and England. 
He makes smallpipes, border pipes, reelpipes, historical Highland pipes and one off commissions..
 
Borderpipes

 


Borderpipes made from holly with laburnum mounts, nickle silver ferrules and Harris tweed bag cover. The holly is from the Kyle of Lochalsh


 

Borderpipes made from lacewood with sycamore mounts, nickle silver ferrules .The lacewood (plane tree) is from Strathpeffer.

 

Smallpipes
 
Smallpipes made from laburnum with vegetable ivory mounts ,nickle silver ferrules and Harris tweed bag cover. The laburnum is from the the village of Dornie next to Eilean Donan Castle. Read more...

 

Contact Ross

 

Lochalsh Pipes

Ross Calderwood
Ceol Na Mara
Reraig, Balmacara
Ross-Shire
IV40 8DH

01599 566208
+44 (0)1599 566208
lochalshpipes@tiscali.co.uk