Musical Notes

What's on My Bench? A HUGE Shipment of Yamaha!

Guess what? We just got in lots of awesome, new Yamaha gear! Everything from pro level brass and woodwinds, to student violins and cellos. The majo...

What’s on My Bench? A Kanstul 1500A Trumpet!

Hey, Brass Fans! We’re all sad about the closure of the Kanstul factory, but here’s something to make you smile - a 1500A in fabulous condition! Th...

It's a Taragato, Mr Roboto!

Here's something you don't see every day... a metal taragato! A what, you ask? The taragato is the national woodwind of Hungary and has been descr...

What’s on My Bench? Berp Bio Oil!

Hey, brass friends!! I am super excited to announce that we are officially a Berp dealer!!! I have been using these products on my own horns for ab...

Primo and the pTrumpets

Hey, everyone! We’ve all been super busy here at the igloo, so once again our friend Primo has taken on some holiday decorating in addition to his ...

What’s on My Bench? Custom Bach Brass!

Wow, we have a whole lot for Bach fans to get excited about right now! Recently we got in a big bunch of custom Bach trumpets and trombones!! These...

What’s on My Bench? A 1947 Sterling Bell Reynolds Trumpet!

Hey, brass fans! I recently finished this fantastic horn, and thought you all might like to see some before and after photos. This is the third of...

What’s on My Bench? A Burbank Benge C Trumpet!

Lately I’ve been spending most of my time going through new stock, so what a pleasure it was to work on this baby! All this horn needed to be ready...

What’s on My Bench? A 1976 Schilke B3!

Welcome back to my home bench, where I had the pleasure of working on this little beauty! This horn came to us with some bell damage, but other tha...

What’s on My Bench? A 1911 Conn New Invention Circus Bore Cornet!!

Hey brass fans! I wasn’t planning on doing a post on this particular horn, but it turned out to be a bit more exciting than I thought it would! It ...

What’s on My Bench? A Pair of Beautiful Conn 80A Cornets!

Welcome back to my home bench, where I have a couple of vintage beauties waiting for you! These Conn 80A cornets are a lot of fun - great players, ...

What’s on My Bench? A 1915 King Master Model Cornet!

Welcome to my home shop! I’m currently working from home, and since my home tooling is limited to trumpet and guitar repairs, you’ll see lots of gr...