Burley Celtic Woodwinds offers the National Instrument of Ireland in three stages of completion:

This Practice Set is what the Novice Uilleann Piper learns to play on.  Unlike the Highland Bagpipes, there is no "Practice Chanter."  The beginning Uilleann Piper starts with a Bag, a Bellows, and the same type of Chanter and Reed that is in the Half Set and the Full Set.  As the Piper's skill develops, the Drones (to make a Half Set) and the Regulators (to make a Full Set) are added later.

The Uilleann Half Set comprises the Chanter and a Three Drone (Tenor, Baritone, & Bass) Set.  Many Uilleann Pipers are content to not go beyond the the Half Set, as the Drones, by themselves, provide a rich, warm harmony to the Chanter

The Full Set of Uilleann Pipes is a complex, magnificent instrument.  It consists of a Chanter, a Set of Drones, and a set of Regulators.  Regulators are stopped Chanters that lie parallel with the Drone Set and are sounded by pressing keys with the wrist, forearm, or fingers.  The Regulators can provide single note or chorded harmonies to the Chanter's melody.  As with the drones, a Regulator Set consists of a Tenor, a Baritone, and a Bass.

The Uilleann Pipes are available in Cocobolo and African Blackwood.  Keywork and Ferrules are available in Brass or Sterling Silver.

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