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Join Miel Adams* and me in Virginia, Delaware, and DC late next week for 4 FREE events!March 30 = Hampton Roads Trumpet Hang at Freemason Baptist Church in Downtown Norfolk, VA (6-8p) *Trent and Josh onlyApril 1 = National Trumpet Competition at the University of Delaware (11a-630p) April 2 = National Trumpet Competition at the University of Delaware (9a-430p)April 3 = Adams Day DC at Arlington Temple United Methodist Church (430-630p) Hope to see you there!- Trentp.s.We'll have the whole Adams …

We got a bunch of Adams horns back to the shop after TMEA, so here's some eye candy to start your weekend!We'll get to the jazz soloist horns farther down the page, but check out these beauties for the classical crowd. From left to right, the A2, C1-XL, Eb1, and AP1.Did you know that the Adams TB1 can be ordered with an optional Hagmann valve? Give us a call at 816-410-0826 and ask about the TB1-H.The sky is the limit when it comes to Adams' custom builds. Here are three …

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 …