Recommended Brands
This is a good place to start when looking for a new instrument. I would recommend checking with me or a private lesson teacher before making a final purchase in most circumstances.
Flute
* Yamaha (#225/221 is the model we rent)
Gemeinhardt
Emerson
Pearl
Jupiter
^ Sonare by Powell (step-up instrument)
Oboe
* Selmer (#1492 is the model we rent)
^ Fox 330 (step-up instrument)
Bassoon
Fox
^Fox 240 (step-up instrument)
^Renard 220 or 240 (step-up instrument)
Clarinet
* Buffet (E11 is the model we rent)
Selmer
Yamaha
Leblanc
Vito
Bundy
^Buffet R13 (step-up instrument)
Saxophone
* Yamaha (23/200AD is the model tenor we rent)
* Selmer (AS500 is the model alto we rent)
Conn
Trumpet
Yamaha
Bach (#TRSOL300/310 is the model we rent)
Conn
Holton
Getzen
^Bach Stradivarius (step-up instrument)
Horn
*Holton (this is the model we rent)
Yamaha
Conn
^Yamaha 668, 567, 667 (step-up instrument)
^Conn 8D, 9D, 11D (step-up instrument)
^Holton 179, 180, 177, 178 (step-up instrument)
Trombone
Yamaha
* Bach (TB300 is the model we rent)
Holton
Conn
King
^Bach TB 200B (step-up instrument)
^ Yamaha YSL356 G (step-up instrument)
^Bach 42B (step-up instrument)
^Conn 88H (step-up instrument)
Euphonium
Yamaha
Willson
Jupiter
Tuba
Yamaha
Miraphone
Sanders
Percussion
Ludwig
Pearl
Yamaha
Musser