MacMurchie Bagpipe Makers

Makers of quality handcrafted bagpipes and chanters.

Specialists in bagpipe repair and refurbishment & replacement of your bagpipe parts.

Silver Work

Hand engraved Sterling Silver or Gold/Silver plate

Engaved Nickel & brass also available

Engraved bagpipe silver, brass or nickel
Engraved silver tuning slide, pipe chanter sole, ferrule and mouthpiece

Our silver work is supplied and hand engraved by Bernie Leigh of  Celtic bagpipe Silver.


Bernie has been working as a qualified silversmith with over thirty years of experience and has been a piper even longer.


His craftsmanship is of the highest quality of silver work which any piper would be proud to have on their pipes and chanters.

Bagpipe half-mounted sets which consist of 17 pieces in polished brass, heavy quality silver/gold plate or fully hall-marked Sterling Silver.

The popular half-mounted sets which consist of 17 pieces in polished brass, heavy quality silver/gold plate or fully hall-marked Sterling Silver.


A standard 17 piece set consists of the following:

  • 5 Open stock ferrules
  • 2 Closed base ferrules
  • 2 Closed tenor ferrules
  • 2 Bass drone slides
  • 2 Tenor drone slides
  • 1 Bass drone top cap
  • 2 Tenor drone top caps 
  • 1 Mouthpiece with engraved sleeve


Optional Extras:

  • Full sole
  • Sole ferrule
  • Chanter ball
  • Drone shield


Available in the below designs:

Chased Thistle with Lion Rampant Slide

Silver Chased thistle ferrule
Silver chased thistle top cap ring
Silver lion rampant tuning slide

Hand Engraved Thistle

Silver Hand Engraved Thistle Ferrule
Silver Celtic Design top cap ring
Silver Zoomorphic Design top cap ring
Silver Hand Engraved Thistle top cap ring
Silver Zoomorphic Design tuning slide
Silver Runic Design tuning slide

Zoomorphic Design

Silver Zoomorphic Design ferrule

Silver Pipe Chanter Sole

Silver Pipe Chanter Sole bottom

Pipe Chanter Sole Bands Also Available in the above designs

Silver Pipe Chanter Sole top

Runic Design

Silver Runic Design ferrule
Silver Runic Design top cap ring

Celtic Design

Silver Celtic Design ferrule
Silver Celtic Design tuning slide
Silver Hand Engraved Thistle tuning slide

We also offer engraved Nickel in the below patterns

From left to right:  Thistle, Runic, Zoomorphic & Reposse