You can't go wrong with Dunbar. Many of our champion pipe bands here in Ontario, use Dunbar pipes for their uniformity in all playing conditions. Of course, the Dunbar shop is only a ten minute drive down the "hill" from me, and my own pipes are Dunbars. I have two Dunbar practice chanters, a full size for keeping my fingers in shape for my pipes; and one a bit smaller, but pitched better for playing with others and my bands.