Musical Notes

Sarah Viens with Amanda Marquis at QTE

Sarah Viens is Principal trumpet of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, and a Bach Artist. She regularly shops with us for both herself and her...

Things We Find in Cases

Hey, Brass Fans! Here’s a super cool find from an early Elkhart Bach cornet. You all know how I love old case candy, and this bunch was super fun ...

Piccolo Trumpets: Jupiter 1700R vs Schilke P4

Hey, Trumpet Fans! For those of you who wonder about the playability difference between a four piston piccolo trumpet and a three piston plus rotor...

Heckel Biebrich English Horn

This beautiful Heckel Biebrich Rosewood English Horn was just recently restored by our shop. Heckel is one of the oldest wooden instrument making ...

King Zephyr Special Alto Saxophone: Before and After

Just finished an overhaul of a gorgeous King Zephyr Special alto sax. This one in particular features an incredibly rare silver/gold finish with f...

Mike Myers and Amanda Marquis Trumpet Duet

Fun day at the warehouse! Mike Myers just bought a 180s37 from our shop and afterward, he and Amanda took a moment to play together. Mike started p...

Things We Find in Cases: Fabulous Sheet Music!

Hey, Friends! Check out this awesome stash of sheet music found in a Martin Committee trumpet that came in recently. We normally find a lot of m...

What's on TJ's Bench? An Alto Trombone

This is a little something I had never seen in person before - a Conn 36H alto trombone! It was adorable and SO fun to play! If I were ever going t...

What’s on Amanda’s Bench? A Schilke G1L!

Hello Brass Fans! Last week, the boss bought a collection of trumpets, and this just happened to be one of them! Our orchestrally-trained folks kn...

What's on TJ's bench? A Silver Bach Stradivarius Trombone with an Infinity Valve!

I had not encountered an Infinity valve until working here at the shop, and honestly- I was intimidated! However, this is actually one of the simp...

From Start to Finish: 1948 King SilverTone Master Model Cornet

Hey, Brass Fans! Here’s a look into the process our used and vintage brass instruments go through from arrival to listing with this 1948 King Silv...

Selmer Model 41 Contrabass Clarinet

The Selmer Model 41 contrabass clarinet is considered the Cadillac of low clarinets. Range to low C with a solid rosewood body, this instrument p...