Looking for some advice

[bubba]

I have a Stillwater Heavyweight and it's just great. If you need it fast and Jerry has your size in stock I recommend it. The Stillwater Standards aren't bad either, I have the Nightstalker, and I'm pleased with mine. You can save for your Clan tartan later and given you only have about a month I think you're real options are Stillwater or take your chances on ebay assuming you want at least a traditional appearance.

[Sherry]

Welcome to the forum, Scott.

My first thought, too, was to have the great kilt made up into a formal kilt. I don't know how it would work out with your time constraints, tho'. Otherwise, & pv can stand you in good stead until you get the modern, one way or another.

How sweet of your parents, but I wonder what they were thinking by getting you a great kilt, especially after your years in a pipe band. You didn't mention getting into reenacting to them, did you?

[auld argonian]

You can't beat the USA kilt PV for looking good and ease of maintenance. You might want to look at the selection and consider the semi-trad for your freelance piping activities. I assume that you are receiving some gratuities for your efforts and so have some income to not only defray the cost of a "work" kilt but you could declare that income and take a deduction for your gear...professional wardrobe...the IRS might be able to dicker with some deductions for professional wardrobe but I can't see them arguing with a kilt for a piper...seems like a very basic necessity, don't you agree? I mean who's going to believe a piper in a pair of Dockers? May seem like an unnecessary extravagance but you gotta spend money to make money.

Certainly there are several makers who do the PV kilt thing...I have a casual from USA Kilts and a semi-trad is next on my list. Just thinking of the professional musicians that I know and their tuxedo travails, I'd think that the PV would certainly fill the bill quite nicely.

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[bubba]

The only reason I didn't suggest getting a PV semitrad from USAKilts is the timing. I'm not certain about the waiting time.