Good web site to get Bagpipes and Beginners Chanters?

Question:Looking into getting a beginners Chanter so i can learn how to play the Bagpipes.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Looking into getting a beginners Chanter so i can learn how to play the Bagpipes.

You don't say where you are located, but you definitely want to purchase your piping instruments from a bagpiping-specific shop. Most practice chanters you see on eBay and folk instrument shops are make in Pakistan and can often be non-functional. Sometimes you can find good used practice chanters, but the trick as a beginner is knowing what is good and what isn't.

You may want to check with your instructor before buying a practice chanter and definitely prior to purchasing a set of bagpipes. Buying bagpipes can be a minefield of inferior instruments.

I'd recommend that you read a few articles:

Learning Bagpipes without an Instructor
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/s...

Find the right bagpipe instructor:
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/f...

Identifying Quality Bagpipes
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/q...

There are a bunch of articles on BagpipeJourney.com that will be extremely helpful to you as a beginner.

Here are a few piping shops that are honest and reliable:
www.toneczar.com (Chris Hamilton)
www.piping.on.ca (Canada, Jim McGillivray)
www.stjamesbagpipes.com (Sandy St. James)

You may also want to visit the best online piping forum:
www.BobDunsire.com

try Google

Try http://larkinthemorning.com
They can answer any questions you have about their chanters etc. and they have tons of bagpipe stuff! Good luck!