Professional Pipers

**rongoms** · 10th April 08, 10:18 AM

totally depends on many factors.
How many tunes, duration....etc etc.

Out the seattle way, it starts at roughly $300 to play the processional. Goes up from there.

Also, it depends on the quality of the piper. ONe of the local golf courses fired their long-standing piper and hired someone for about half the price and got exactly what they paid for.

**highlander_Daz** · 10th April 08, 02:47 PM

from £95.oo up to £200 for 4 hours, some are more expensive, some are cheaper and you will regret it.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 10th April 08, 02:56 PM

Many thanks gentlemen.
I see I'm not that expensive after all.

best,
Robert Amyot

**highlander_Daz** · 12th April 08, 03:01 AM

Robert we should be charging more, I was recently at a wedding and the chocolate fountain cost more than my services.

**James MacMillan** · 12th April 08, 07:59 AM

I am not a piper! But I have had to contract for the services of a few pipers in the past.

Here in Southern California the rates are generally by the hour with it being $150 to $200 per hour plus transportation costs.

I also did a short google and found these sites that should be of interest.

http://www.pipelinebagpipes.com/rentapiper.nxg

http://www.standrewspipebandvt.org/Fees.html

**JerseyLawyer** · 12th April 08, 08:05 AM

I think $250 and up is about right.

Unfortunately, I've heard guys playing gigs who should be wearing a mask and carrying a note and gun when they go to collect the check, but that's neither here nor there.