AAR Scottish Bagpipe Rosewood Royal Stewart Tartan Black Finish with Silver Plain Mounts Free Tutor Book, Carrying Bag, Drone, Reeds

I cannot in all honesty give a review because this was a gift and the person it was given to seems to like it. It’s not a professional quality bagpipe by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s great for someone to start now who wants to learn

Doesn't sound good

Good workmanship but missing the 3 drone Reeds which is nearly a $100 investment. Bagpipes will not play with good reeds!

If you want wall ornamentation, this is a set of pipes which will fit the bill. As far as being actually playable.... Definitely not right out of the box. After replacing all three drone reeds and the chanter reed with decently made synthetics and seasoning the bag (these changes costing about what the pipes themselves did), I managed to get sound out of them, which, while not terrible, was somewhat akin to the quality one might expect from a thrift-store guitar with a warped neck and cracked back in comparison to a midrange Martin.

Save your money and spend it on a nice chanter instead. This thing is a rip off and most of the reviews including this one say it doesn’t even work you will spend money for a return so don’t do it.

Do not waste any money on this product. The pipes do not come assembled and the parts are cheaply made and disappointing. I would not recommend buying any bagpipes from Amazon. Research a reputable bagpipe maker and spend the money.

Useless other than for decorative purposes, DO NOT BUY!!

This is FRAUD. These are worthless - less than ZERO STARS. Watch video by Matt Hollis “DIY Bagpipe Playing” for specifics. Mine were sent by an apparently fictitious company named Athletin, Inc., 16270 Jurupa Lane, Suite 200, Fontana, California. The business located there that answers the phone is a food distribution business who have never heard of Athletin, Inc. That company name btw is up for sale by a web design company. I’ve contacted my state’s Attorney General Consumer fraud office regarding the sale of these bagpipes.

I liked that the bagpipes came with a carrying bag and a tutorial book

Can't comment yet as bought as an Xmas present, but look good.

Wouldn't recommend this for learning how to play a set of bagpipes, however they're great for learning how to repair a set of bagpipes, the bag had several holes that needed to be patched, the drone seals easily came undone and needed to be re-tied, and the blowpipe is near unusable. The chanter too needed modification before it could be used, but you get what you pay for. Would give half a star more because the drone reeds weren't bad once you get them into working order.