Jerry Gibson, of Gibson Bagpipes Incorporated, is proud to announce that Paul Murphy has obtained his Master Craftsman certificate.

In 2002 Paul Murphy was hired as Jerry Gibson’s assistant to learn all phases of bagpipe making including design and improvements. He was selected for his skills as a craftsman, and learned the art from Jerry, also a Master Craftsman. Paul’s piping talent is coupled with the unique ability to hear the depth and breadth of sound and harmonics (required for making a top set of bagpipes). This is one of the most important ingredients for any potential pipe maker.

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Gibson Bagpipes Inc. Announces Design Upgrade

It’s a well documented fact that for over 20 years, Gibson bagpipes have been based on the Macdougal design. The Gibson pipes are entirely based of an exceptional set of MacDougal’s, owned by the late Capt. John MacClellan MBE, and now played by his son, Colin MacClellan. Jerry Gibson altered the exterior shape to avoid confusion as a complete copy of the MacDougal bagpipe design. The unique Gibson shape of his projecting mounts identifies them as being exactingly Gibson, while having deep and defined combing and beading.

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