A McCallum Bagpipes. split-stock incorporating a patented Apps Reeds PitchGuard™ valve.

It is a fully mechanical, multi-faceted system that cradles your chanter reed and offers both tonal stability and physical protection. 

The split-stock protects the chanter reed from harm and allows for easy installation in any pipe bag. Once your chanter reed is set inside the stock it need not be removed for days or even weeks.

A great internal reed cap. Shut off the valve completely between sets to encase the reed in warmth and moisture. This will aid in keeping the chanter reed stable for longer during breaks in play.

The valve cut off allows you to tune the drones without interference and to re-tune the drones very quickly.

New pipers can participate in performances earlier as they can turn the chanter off whenever they need to rest or when they don't know one of the tunes in a set. 

It will also, if you choose, prevent any overblowing of the chanter reed by regulating the amount of air pressure coming through the chanter.

Best of all it is fully mechanical. No charging up. No plugging in. No trying to find signal.  It works everywhere and in all weather conditions. Install it once and your PitchGuard™ Split-Stock System will be there for your entire bagpipe journey – wherever that might take you. 

Available from these and other locations where McCallum Bagpipes are sold

For UK contact The Pipeband Store OR The Bagpipe Shop

For Europe contact Kilts and More in Germany 

For Australia / New Zealand contact Brisbane Bagpiper

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