Why pipes are being made in Pakistan?

Jasiek · Post by **Jasiek** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:55 am

What is the reason of making pipes in Pakistan?:/

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:57 am

Cheap labour.Plain and simple

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:13 am

Due to the British presence over the years, Highland pipes are played there. They have been turning bagpipes for years. A natural extension is to try the uilleann pipe market with its ever growing demand, including among highland pipers.

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:15 am

The people in the region are reknowned for their ability for hand crafting just about anything from their homes, as long as they can get an original to copy from. Unfortunately they tend to put most of these skills into crafting handmade Kalashnikoffs, but these are well known for their quality and usability.

djm

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:21 pm

The people in that region have been playing pipes (highland type) a lot longer than anyone in the USA.

Sean Folsom does a very interesting presentation on the history of the "bagged beast".

Royce · Post by **Royce** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:54 am

djm wrote:The people in the region are reknowned for their ability for hand crafting just about anything from their homes, as long as they can get an original to copy from. Unfortunately they tend to put most of these skills into crafting handmade Kalashnikoffs, but these are well known for their quality and usability.

djm

Except Pakistani gunsmiths are pretty good and the Pakashnikoffs actually shoot pretty straight.

Royce

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:02 am

Royce wrote:Except Pakistani gunsmiths are pretty good and the Pakashnikoffs actually shoot pretty straight.

Too true! So, do you think they intentionally make their UPs that badly?

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:27 am

quote: "What is the reason of making pipes in Pakistan?:/"
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...because Afghanistan refused the contract.

Royce · Post by **Royce** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:26 pm

djm wrote:
Royce wrote:Except Pakistani gunsmiths are pretty good and the Pakashnikoffs actually shoot pretty straight.
Too true! So, do you think they intentionally make their UPs that badly?

djm

I think it's more a question of not having any clue what the thing is supposed to work like when you get it finished. With a gun they have that all figured out. With pipes, well, it's just aping what something looks like, and with direction there are a few Pakistani pipes that manage to come out at least playable. Reproducing reeds seems beyond them however, and that's probably why they tried to go to these odd Highland practice chanter-style plastic reeds, and make an UP chanter that would work with them.

Royce

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:56 pm

The Highland pipes are crap also it is not just the UPs that suck. I'll be damned if I kew why they make em there.

Antaine · Post by **Antaine** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:24 pm

The Sporting Pitchfork · Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:59 pm

Well, regardless of how the pipes turn out, I have to admit it's nice to know that at least SOMEBODY's making money outta this whole uilleann pipes racket...