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Recommended Instrument Brands
First Choice Second Choice
Flute Armstrong 80 B or Yamaha 481H 303B or Yamaha 381H
Clarinet Buffet R-13Bb or Normandy Buffet E12 or Selmer Signet
Saxophone Yamaha, Selmer Pro or King Vito (NO BUNDY'S)
Trumpet Bach Strad or Bach TR200 Benge or Yamaha Pro
Horn Conn 8D or Conn 6D Yamaha
Trombone Bach Strad 42B or Benge 165F Conn 88H, Yamaha 682G, or Bach Int.TB 200B
(with F Rotor Attachment and .547 Bore)
Drum Sticks Pro Marc 2B (wooden tip) Pro Marc 5A Sticks
Drum Pad Remo Ludwig
Recommended Mouthpieces
Clarinet VanDoren B45 VanDoren M15
Ligature: Rovner (dark), Bonade
Saxophone Selmer S80 Rascher
( NeoTech Neck Straps recommended for all saxes and Rovner (dark) Ligature)
Trumpet Bach 3C Bach 5C
Horn Holton-Farkas Med. Deep Cup Bach 11
Lasher 75g
Trombone Bach 5g or Faxx5g Bach 6 ½ AL or Bach 12C
Recommended Jazz Mouthpieces (may NOT be used in Concert Band)
Alto Sax Meyer 5mm
Tenor Sax Ottolink 6,7,or 8 (hard rubber)