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Austin Custom Brass is hitting the road for the first event of the season at Arkansas State University. Come hear some great music, partake in the events, and hang out with us at the Arkansas State University Brass Fest 2024 on Saturday, September 14th.The featured artists are Dr. Mattew Vangjel (Assistant Professor of Trumpet at University of Missouri - Kansas City) and Dr. Chris Combest (Associate Professor of Tuba at Middle Tennessee State University). Their concert at 5p will be excellent!We …

Sadly, after almost 7 years of working at ACB, Kyle is moving on to pursue his dream of making a fully American made trumpet. KCTC (name change pending) will be moving production to Chicago as Kyle embarks on a new chapter in his life. He has been the ACB Shop Manager for several years and while we're sad to see him go, we're excited for his new endeavors in the horn world (and proud to be offering his trumpets in our shop!). From Kyle: "ACB will always be family to me, and it has been an i …

Starting this week (9/3) we have NEW extended hours at ACB!We will be open until 6pm 3 nights a week. This will open up some additional hours for students, teachers, parents, and travelers to be able to come into the shop to try/buy instruments and mouthpieces.MONDAYS = 10a-5p (last walk-in by 4p)TUESDAYS = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)WEDNESDAYS = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)THURSDAYS = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)FRIDAYS = 10a-5p (last walk-in by 4p)SATURDAYS = 10a-3p (last walk-in by 2p)SUNDAYS = …

Wow, how is it Labor Day already? 2024 is flying by! The shop will be closed on Monday, 9/2, in honor of Labor Day. Our hours next week are:Monday = CLOSEDTuesday = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)Wednesday = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)Thursday = 10a-6p (last walk-in by 5p)Friday = 10a-5p (last walk-in by 345p)Saturday = 10a-3p (last walk-in by 130p) Of course, you can always make an appointment to visit the shop. Thank you for everything you do for all of us! Have a wonderful holiday …

 While we're so excited to welcome Lexie, Kayla, and Michael to the team, we're also losing Josh. Josh has taken a full-time college teaching gig and will leave ACB after 9 years to pursue a college teaching career. While we're sad to lose him, we know our team will continue working tirelessly in his stead for you. Want to say 'hi' to Josh in the real world? Visit him on Insta. We have Josh until September 28th, so you can still email him at ACB. The Mouthpiece Hotline (781.816.9664) w …