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Austin Custom Brass is excited to announce the ACB Summer Trumpet Studio Program and the ACB Summer Trombone Studio Program! Students will learn from the ACB professionals while having fun playing music with other trumpet players and trombonists. This is a great program for students to develop, learn, and get an advantage for the next school year in a unique learning environment. Studio lessons are a great way to discuss common issues that we all face as musicians while growing together an …

Join us in Huntsville for the 2023 NABBA Championship! We'll be exhibiting on Friday and Saturday with everything from mouthpieces to mutes, and cornets to euphoniums... and even some trumpets too! Plus, you'll hear amazing brass playing throughout the weekend! If you're not attending the event, you can still save like you are! Use the code NABBA23 to save on horns, accessories, and mutes! Good thru Sunday! 

Please check out our Youtube page for the latest endeavor at ACB!  As you may or may not know the history of handbells runs deep here at ACB. My wife and co-owner Laurie Austin is a very accomplished bell ringer and has been for many decades. She currently rings with the KC group Rezound! (https://www.rezound.org) and she’s also a historian for the Area-8 handbell musicians of America. Recently in December, 2022 we purchased a 3-octave set of handbells (the set you will hear in …

You all know we love Adams brass instruments! Adams has been making some of the best trombones on the market and yet we still hear "Adams makes trombones?" at shows. We can't let people sleep on these any longer! It just isn't fair to you! Eric, one of our low brass players, presents a tour of Adams Tenor Trombones. He takes through your options of bells, valves, slides, and more! We hope you enjoy this. We love you Brass Nation! …

See you at TMEA next week!I'm so excited to be back at TMEA next week! Join us February 8-11th in beautiful San Antonio at booth 774. We'll have plenty of  cool horns, mouthpieces, mutes, and cases on display!    We'll have amazing horns from ACB,  Adams, Schagerl,  Bohme,  AR Resonance,  Blackburn, Possegger,  Kanstul,  BAC,  Shires,  Getzen, and more! Plenty of Gard Bags, Doublers, and more will be available at the show but most likel …