In 1953 Mr. Kanstul moved to Anaheim, California, where he was employed by F.E. Olds and was apprenticed to F.A. Reynolds, from whom he learned the fine art of brass instrument manufacturing. He spent 18 years at Olds where he became factory superintendent in charge of all R & D - Engineering and Design.

Zig Kanstul left Olds in 1970 to become Vice President of King Musical Instruments in charge of the Benge plant. In 1979 he became Vice President of Manufacturing of C.G. Conn and spent the next two years traveling to manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Mexico.

In 1981 he launched Kanstul Musical Instruments. Located in Anaheim, California, one mile east of Disneyland. Kanstul Musical Instruments employs thirty-six craftsmen and manufactures a complete line of brass musical instruments.

Jim New's career in brass instrument manufacturing began with Dominick Calicchio. He has also worked for F.E. Olds Co., Benge Trumpet Co., and C.G. Conn Co. Jim has been the Plant Manager for Kanstul since its inception in 1981.

Jim is active in the day-to-day activities of the factory, and all mouthpiece technology and custom mouthpiece making. Jim also developed the Kanstul Online Mouthpiece Comparator, a unique and exclusive resource.

Mark Kanstul started his musical manufacturing career at the age of seven, assembling music lyre holders for F. E. Olds & Son in his father's garage for a penny apiece. At age sixteen, while still attending high school, Mark began working for the Benge Trumpet Company. His father - general manager at the time - told Mark that the best way to learn the business was from the ground up. And Mark has done exactly that. In 1981 when his father launched Kanstul Musical Instruments Mark immediately became a charter member of our work force.

Charles Hargett describes his position at Kanstul Musical Instruments as an exciting challenge. In addition to band instrument sales, his duties include planning and attending trade shows, marketing & advertising, graphic design, web content and customer relations.

Charles plays the Model 1001 MLP Bb Trumpet, and finds time to play in local bands.

Since 1992, Troy Emmons has been a craftsman for Kanstul. His duties include production and inventory control, R&D and of course building Kanstul horns.

Carrie Roybal has worked at the factory since January 1997. In addition to her accounting duties, she handles quite a volume of phone calls, email and customer service.

Since 1991, Laura Bernardino has been a key part of the Kanstul operation. Her current duties include order entry, engraving, polishing and shipping.

Duwayne Yee worked started working for F.E. Olds in 1964, later at Benge, and has been with Kanstul from the beginning. With over 40 years of horn making, Duwayne is a knowledgeable and valuable craftsman.