J. Landress Brass

We are EXTREMELY excited to announce that today we are launching in coordination with Greg Black Mouthpieces, Inc. and Kenny Rampton Music, the brand new Kenny Rampton Signature Mouthpiece by Greg Black available exclusively at J. Landress Brass! Pre-orders are available now on our website, see the redirect below!!! Whether you're playing sultry and smokey ballads with a quintet, recording jingles for Sesame Street, or delivering the mail in the back row with the Jazz at... Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Rampton's new signature mouthpiece designed with Greg Black is sure to get the job done with ease. Paving the way for a new line of commercial mouthpieces, the Kenny Rampton signature model will outperform anything in your current mouthpiece arsenal! Greg Black has long been known as one of the best mouthpiece craftsmen in the world with deep roots in NYC, so it should come as no surprise that this mouthpiece absolutely knocks it out of the park! Now's your chance to own a little piece of the New York trumpet soundjoin the Greg Black family by preordering today (link below!) Specs: Rim: Kenny's custom rim profile with a standard "3" .650" diameter. Cup: VS Cup - Medium Vee Cup shape that offers a massively warm tone that is full of harmonics in all registers, perfect for all around work. Throat: #27 Backbore: K4 - Open enough to give a full, warm, and broad sound in all registers. This backbore is extremely responsive, providing precise articulations and effortless flexibility. Signature model available for preorder exclusively at J. Landress Brass in NYC. This mouthpiece is made in a standard length, one-piece blank in silver plate. No modifications are available. Order The Greg Black Kenny Rampton Signature mouthpiece below! https://linktr.ee/Jlandressbrass Kenny Rampton

From our newsletter yesterday (link below) we have a preowned Kanstul 1025 "Chicago" Flugelhorn for $2200! This is a great playing flugelhorn with the "TW" custom modifications, all performed by Kanstul Musical Instruments. This flugelhorn has a horizontal (benge style) 1st valve slide with underslung u-hook for an extremely comfortable left hand grip. All three valves are vented so you do not have that percussive "pop" when pulling slides to empty condensation during rests. ...Custom "Couesnon inspired" bow gard and 3rd valve "duck-foot" brace. If you are looking for the classic French flugelhorn sound with modern intonation, no need for a custom shanked mouthpiece, and fast valves, this flugel is for you! for more information check out our link below! Check out the flugelhorn here: https://www.jlandressbrass.com//Kanstul-1025-Chicago-Fluge And check out the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp//pencils-down-its-time-for-the-jlb-news

The perfect horn for a celebration! For all of the amazing #streemusic and #brassband musicians in the community, we’ve got another Mellobone on the website that’s ready to go ($800) check the link below to read more about the MelloBone Link: https://bit.ly/JLBMelloBone

We have a lightly used 1995 vintage Bach 229/25H C trumpet in excellent condition for you all today! The Bach 229 Bell and 25H leadpipe combination is one of the most tried and true set ups for obtaining the American symphonic sound The 229 bell has tremendous core and focus, and the 25H pipe provides a free blow and quick response! Check our link below for more info on this Bach! Check out the Bach here: http://bit.ly/BachCTrumpet... Bach Brass

A straight up classic. We’ve got a preowned 1986 Bach 37S fresh out of our repair shop for you all today. This horn has recently had an ultrasonic cleaning, precision valve alignment, and Venturi/mouthpipe optimizations performed on it and is Ready. To. Go! With a brilliant sound and quick response, it’s easy to see why this is the most widely used professional trumpet out thereCurrently listed on our website for sale at $1650 w/ Bach case (see below for more info.) Chec...k the Bach out here: http://bit.ly/1986Bach37STrumpet Bach Brass

Sure everyone’s heard of the flugelbonebut who’s hip to the Mellophonium?

J. Landress Brass will be closed today in order to give our employees time to perform their civic duties on Election Day. If you haven’t already make sure to get out and vote, so your voice can be heard! With all that said we’ll see you all tomorrow

A quick walkthrough repair on the fabrication of a replacement tuning bit for a 1890's Conn Cornet! Step 1: Machine the tapered connecting fitting Step 2: Machine the receiver cap Step 3: Machine the pull nibs... Step 4: Pieces before assembly Step 5: Fit together and ready for solder and buffing Step 6: Buffed before plating Step 7: Seamless on the inside of the tube Step 8: Plated bit Step 9: Plated bit on the horn Thanks for checking out today’s repair, we’ll follow up with this repair with a trick tomorrow on how to machine those pull nibs just right!

For the Martin fans of the world we’ve got a 1945 vintage Martin Committee in immaculate condition! Just out of the repair shop with an ultrasonic cleaning, lacquer strip, high raw brass polish, precision valve alignment, and venturi optimizationthis trumpet has the quintessential Martin tone quality, instantaneous response, and phenomenal pitch! Truly, a gem of a Committee Check the martin out below in our comments!

Wanted to show you all a fun excerpt from a fabrication project for an 1890’s Conn Cornet where we needed to replace the tuning bit in this step we’re machining the receiver cap! We’ll show the whole process this Saturday, including a little trick on how to get the pull nibs just right, so make sure to hang around and check it out!

Just in: another one of the ever so popular Schilke P5-4 Piccolo trumpets back on our shelves (Pre-Owned for $2,600!) Here’s some more info from Schilke Music: The definitive piccolo trumpet in construction, design and sound, the P5-4 is the reference standard for all piccolo #trumpets in the world today. Characterized by its exceptional intonation and even feel throughout the range of the instrument, this classic model provides a superior tone quality with unmatched clar...ity. The P5-4 is the preferred choice for professional orchestral musicians and soloists worldwide. Interested in picking this #instrument up? See the purchasing info below and in the comments! Link: https://www.jlandressbrass.com//1974-Schilke-P5-4-BbA-Picc

Some stellar photos of the shop from our friend Yuki Tei Photo!