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We are expecting some exciting shipments soon! If you've been waiting for Doublers or Gard bags, then we have some welcome news for you: our shipments are already in transit to ACB and are expected to arrive in early July!We will be getting all of our Doubler models back in stock, including piccolos, euphoniums, flugels, trombones, and C trumpets! Haven't reserved your horn yet? Let us help by phone at +1-816.410.0826 or by email.In our Gard shipment, we will b …

We have TF, FX, tops, acrylic tops (in clear and teal), and flugel mouthpieces in stock in our New Standard Series rims. If you've been waiting to try our New Standard Series, now's the time! We've got plenty in stock. Of course, we have our Custom Reserve, Trombone, and Euphonium mouthpieces too!Thank you for all you do for us! Hope to see you at ITG or ITF, - Team ACB …

In honor of the upcoming national holiday, I am having a Labor Day sale this weekend! Save 5% on most new and preowned instruments over $1,200 with the code LaborDay23 That includes trumpet, trombones, euphoniums, cornets, French horns, and flugels of course!  I hope you get to take some time to relax and make music this holiday weekend. Thank you so much for all you do to help make my shop a vibrant community for brass players! - Trent

ITG is my favorite week of the year. It's always a special time to catch up with friends, have lots of laughs, hear incredibly inspiring performances, learn from fabulous presentations, and geek out at the exhibits... Sadly, due to COVID-19, we'll all be missing out. I'm especially bummed because this year I was hosting a few of the jam sessions and also presenting a workshop to comeback players. But, just because we won't all be in Columbus, doesn't mean you can't take advantage of our ITG sale …

Hi everyone!I've been taking a ton of photos recently at ACB, updating our listings of horns for sale and adding visual elements to our "Build Your Own" pages when we get custom horns from Adams and Schagerl. We thought it would be fun to share a gallery of some cool instruments to get your creative juices flowing! Click on the titles to check out more photos on the listings.Custom Adams F4 Flugelhorn: Gold Brass Bell with Nickel Silver Flare in Antique Lacquer!This is a completely custom F4 tha …