Musical Notes

What's on My Bench? 3 MLP LA Benge Trumpet

Our horns come from all over, so most of the time I don’t know much about their history. This horn is different, though, as I gig with its previous...

What's on My Bench? Hohner Ozzy Osbourne Harmonica

We’ve been super busy here at the igloo receiving a bunch of new gear from Yamaha and Conn-Selmer, but my favorite thing is what I found waiting fo...

Things We Find in Cases: Musical Memories

In this particular instance there is no case for the instrument, but this horn came with something very sweet. This is a Martin flugelhorn from 191...

What's on My Bench? 1967 Getzen Eterna Severinson Model Trumpet

Today’s horn may not be much to look at, but it sure is an awesome player! This is a 1967 Getzen Eterna Severinson Model, and if you’re a trumpet p...

What’s on My Bench? Holton H279 French Horn

As you have seen, we have gotten lots of new/demo Conn-Selmer French horns in the last few months, but I still have plenty of nice used ones on my ...

Things We Find in Cases: Buffet Valve Oil!

Today’s finds are pretty awesome, from the case of an old Reynolds cornet that you’ll see soon. I bet you never knew Buffet sold valve oil, did ...

What's on My Bench? King Silver Tone Artist Bore Trumpet

Lately I’ve been super busy taking care of our latest big shipment, but I’ve managed to get a few awesome vintage horns taken care of as well. Thi...

What's on My Bench? A copy of the Getzen Gazette from 1967!

Things We Find In Cases: A Copy of the Getzen Gazette from 1967!

Welcome to another exciting episode of “Things I find in cases”! Today’s exciting find comes to you from the original case of a Getzen Severinson ...

What's on My Bench? King 2341 BBb Tuba

I’ve been super busy trying to get things done after our recent snowstorms, but things are getting back to normal now! Today we got a new shipment ...

What’s on My Bench? 2019 NAMM Show Fun!

I promised an update about our visit to the NAMM show, and here it is! It’s always exciting to see all the brand new gear at the show - everything...

What’s on My Bench? Early 70s Bach Model 37 Trumpet

Here you see a very nice Bach 37 from around 1970 or 1971. It was quite dirty and everything was stuck except the pistons, but it has cleaned up qu...

What’s on My Bench? 1947 Olds Recording Trumpet

What a beautiful day to share a beautiful Olds Recording with you all! This one is really in wonderful shape, and is nice and straight with just a ...