Kintail
Kintail bagpipe makers was started by Greig Sharp in April of 1971. Greig spent the ten previous years managing the Henderson shop in Glasgow. Kintail also makes the Drumran brand as well as owning the rights to the David Glen and J & R Glen brands.
Greig Sharp passed away in December of 2009, his nephews Stephen and Drew now run the business.
Thanks to Boyd Shaw of Nanaimo, BC for letting me photograph his Kintails -
This set is from 1990
"Kintail Scotland" stamped under cord beads on all three drones
Bottom mounts and ferrules
Very raised bushes
Tenor top
Bass top
I have a set of KB3 Kintail pipes which I purchased new in 2010. I have Canning drone reeds with carbon fibre bass and a Megarity chanter in a Shepherd (band) chanter. The Kintail poly chanter is also very good. These pipes sound very good and have a nice strong but mellow drone sound and good balance. They are easy to play and so far have been very reliable. I am very happy with them.