for Professional Yamaha Brass and Wind ( SHO • KU • NIN ) - The Japanese word SHOKUNIN refers to an individual who has achieved balance in providing the highest level of quality and dedication to their craft with an unwavering commitment to uplifting the lives of those around...

The S.E. Shires Custom Series and Artist Series lines of professional brass instruments is a product of generations of knowledge within the industry. Combining craftsmanship and innovation with consistency and quality, S.E. Shires has created the world-wide standard for high end brass...

Mouthpiece materials Student mouthpieces such as the Yamaha 4C clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces are designed to be easy to play and economical. They are usually injection moulded from a phenol resin similar to Bakelite plastic, which was the first commercial synthetic...

Eight years ago, Selmer Paris set themselves a challenge: to design the best saxophone ever made. A saxophone that would rise above musical genres. A saxophone adapted to all kinds of music, playing styles and sound types. A saxophone whose ease and evidence of playing would induce a direct...

Kim Lee was a very early user of computer - assisted design in the manufacture of musical instruments using software first developed in 1984. Here he is with the first Carol Brass trumpet prototype in 1990. By 1992 he expanded the range to C trumpets. Nowadays Carol Brass is a major...