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We have a bunch of great Martin and Martin-inspired trumpets in the shop right now! We have TWO large bore deluxe Committees! One has been restored and one is in very nice original condition. We have a couple Schilke Handcraft HC-2 trumpets as well, one in silver plate and one in lacquer. We also have a couple Adams A9s.Here's a showdown video of all three different models, the Martin, the Schilke, and the Adams:We also have a comparison of the two Martin Commit …

Great horns deserve to be played.As I was sitting in my home studio over the weekend I looked over to my instrument collection and wondered why I needed so many! :-) I have been extremely fortunate to be following my house rule of “one-in/one-out” for years now, and that has led to an incredible collection of rare and premium instruments.After so many years of playing and collecting I have finally realized that I have so many wonderful extra instruments I do not use on a regular basis. I’d like …

Happy New Y(G)ear y'all!I had a blast in my first live noodles session of the year!  I decided after talking to our shop manager Kyle to do a livestream on a horn he's  selling out of his  collection (he's buying a new car and as you may know car prices have skyrocketed recently).   Here's the shop listing for the horn:https://www.austincustombrass.biz/pre-owned-custom...And here's the video:I will be trying to do more live noodles videos this year!   We always …

Good afternoon from the shop! I just wanted to remind everyone that I am giving myself and my amazing staff a much needed break after the insane year!While we will have a few staffers in every day we won't be back to full capacity at ACB until 1/4/22. Appointments will be very limited so call or email the shop with any questions. Please understand we all need a bit of time to decompress, relax, and recover from the absolute CRAZIEST year ever. Crazy GREAT thanks to all of your support!Thanks aga …

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