JerMc,

There are plenty of English Chefs, but I'm not about to have them cook at any restaurant I'M eating at! Point being... the bagpipes are a WHOLE different animal!!! The best trained musicians are STILL going to need the expertise of a master to even understand the theory in the fingering and breathing! And that comes from experience!

NOW... and this is the good part... there a load of bagpipe instructors that are MORE THAN HAPPY to load or rent a set to their students. If you were here in Philly, I could even recommend one to you.

Do the search for a teacher, and see what he or she has for contacts on rentals. This way, IF she gets miffed... you're not out a load of bucks, and you can still get a kilt!!!