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Great news! Our friends at Milano Music Center in Mesa, AZ  just signed up to be official ACB  mouthpiece dealers.  They have one of the finest pro shops in the country run by a incredibly knowledgeable staff.   We have been selling many pieces to  the region over the years and I am excited to ship out their first order to them.    Plan on  a summer workshop as well (I will visit the shop later in the summer).   Milano Music38 W Main St …

Here's a video (per request) of the York AirFlow Cornet I purchased recently for my own collection. Big Thanks to my shop tech Ian McCarthy for restoring the horn... it's a magnificent playing horn! We still have some work to do on it (custom fit a mouthpiece shank... the first few we spun on the lathe I didn't dig that much) and maybe a valve restoration but I thought some of you might dig the supremely cool lines (and wild sales pitch advertisment from York) of this instrument! …

FYI we have already decided to close shop for tomorrow, January 4th due to the BLIZZARD warning at the shop. I brought a bunch of work (and horns) home to list as long as I still have power... I'm going to be listing a few personal horns (my house rule is one in/one out). We'll have access to email and even a bit of phone access and will be happy to chat tomorrow in between the shoveling, freezing, and stoking the fires. Maybe I'll even throw a special blizzard code as well to hel …

Good news! We have expanded our shop hours and now will be open 10-5 Tuesday-Friday and 10-3 on Saturday. Be advised we still encourage appointments but are now more flexible with additional staff. We look forward to seeing you at the shop soon!http://austincustombrass.com/contactvisit-us(Repair  appointments are available Monday-Friday...  email the shop and we'll schedule your visit shortly. With an appointment most routine/minor repairs can be completed the same day). …

We had a dear friend come in with a very badly damaged a9 trumpet this morning and Ian worked his magic....Do you have an instrument that needs some TLC?   Please email the repair shop or our main email to arrange some time with our horn Doctors ;-)  We operate via appointments only but most services can be done within a day or two.We'll fix  up your babies and make everything right again.Check out a few pics of the before and after.  The customer needed a quick tur …