Is Kelleher Traditional LTD out of business?

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Is Kelleher Traditional LTD out of business?

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Is Kelleher still making bagpipe bags? They're site says the store is closed. Was hoping to get one. Who else is making them now?
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I've got a spare Kelleher Bag that I want to part with. Mint/like new condition.
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This is most unfortunate as I had planned to eventually get a Kelleher Trad bellows to put together a practice set, but never got around to it.
There are a few pipemakers out there who use Kelleher Trad bags and bellows exclusively, instead of making their own. I wonder if Kelleher will still be producing for those makers, just no longer selling direct to individual customers?
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No, everyone is scrambling to find new sources of bellows and bags.
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Profit margins to works hours ratio was not economically viable..
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He's realizing his original dream of becoming a full time pipemaker, which he couldn't do while making bellows and bags for pipemakers.
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