The story
McCallum Bagpipes was founded by Stuart McCallum and Kenny MacLeod in 1998. McCallum began manufacturing bagpipes after MacLeod suggested he create a practice chanter, and eventually, a set of bagpipes. After creating that first set, McCallum and MacLeod founded McCallum Bagpipes Limited and began manufacturing further sets of bagpipes.
McCallum previously worked for McCrindles Tooling for many years. He used his knowledge of CNC machining to create his own process of manufacturing bagpipes, and strays away from the traditional methods in many ways. Using CNC processes allows McCallum Bagpipes to manufacture bagpipes quickly and consistently. This has also allowed the company to become the highest-volume bagpipe manufacturer in the world, producing 40 sets of bagpipes per week.
From Wikipedia’s article on McCallum Bagpipes, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4