I just looked at both USA Kilts and Scotweb, both have the MacKay available. I might give some thought to just buying a complete outfit, to avoid missing anything essential that I'm just too uneducated yet to know about. But give me time, I'm reading a lot here. I never imagined I could spend hours reading about kilts!

Steve, do you have a tutor or are you going it alone with the PC?
A thought regarding the economy and a set of pipes: If you've got it to spare right now, many makers in the U.K. are lowering prices due to the economic troubles. They're still not cheap, but if you're looking at Blackwood from "across the pond", now is a fairly good time for some purchases.