Musical Notes

What’s on Amanda’s Bench? A 1971 Bach 37!

Happy Holidays, Brass Fans! I’m sure some of you would love to receive this beauty as a gift this year! This horn came to us quite dirty and had o...

Case treasure!

This is a name plate and member card found in the case of a Holton 'Rudy Wiedoeft' alto saxophone. Ariel Mattioda was a saxophonist who was a mem...

What's on TJ's Bench? A Bach Stradivarius 36G

Here we have a Bach 36G Stradivarius Straight .525 Bore Trombone - the G meaning it has a gold brass bell. Born in the mid to late 1990s - it's jus...

What's on TJ's Bench? A Willson Model 2950TA Professional Compensating Euphonium

Here we have a lovely silver visitor from Switzerland, a Willson euphonium! Willson makes some of the best euphoniums in the world. We gav...

What’s on Amanda’s Bench? A 1948 Olds Super Recording Trumpet!

Today’s horn is a fun one for all you trumpet friends! Who doesn’t love an Olds, especially a Super Recording? This one is from a great time period...

What's on Carlo's Bench? A Uebel Low C Bass Clarinet.

I just finished work on a Uebel low c bass clarinet. This is the first time I’ve worked on one - let alone seen one in person - and I'm very impres...

What's on Emma's Bench? A Sankyo CF401 Rosa Flute

Currently on my bench is a beautiful Sankyo Flute! It's handmade, solid silver body, rose gold clad, open holes and inline G. This instrument ha...

What’s on Amanda’s Bench? A Martin Imperial Flugelhorn!

Wow, have I got a super fun thing for you Brass Fans today! You don’t see many of these, and this one even has its original case, warranty cards a...

What’s on Amanda’s Bench? High-End French Horns!

Hey, Brass Fans! Lately, I’ve worked on a couple of amazing horns that I just had to share, and I hope you’ll love them, too! Both of these models...

What’s New at the Igloo? Lots of Orchestral Strings!

So, even though I don’t work on orchestral strings, I just had to share this news with all of you! We recently got in a huge shipment of student ...

What's on Emma's Bench? A Conn Perfected Wonder Cornet

I had the opportunity to puzzle over this beautiful Conn Perfected Wonder Cornet last week. This model was built between 1906 to 1910, when Conn w...

What's on Carlo's Bench? A Selmer Mark VI Low A Alto.

I recently finished work on a very rare Selmer MKVI low A alto. I think this is only the third I’ve seen in my entire time repairing instruments; t...