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December 11 2007 The drawing has been held, and we have our winners!! Out of hundreds of entries, six were chosen at random by LA Studio great Charley Davis to receive a new Kanstul Model 1537 Bb Trumpet.
November, 2007 Kanstul Musical Instruments is pleased to announce that financing for large purchases (schools, churches, drum & bugle corps, etc.) is now easier, thanks to BGE Financial. Directors, call our sales office for details: 714 563 1000, or email us at sales@kanstul.com November, 2007 Several of the new Kanstul Model 1537 Bb Trumpet will be given away by select dealers as part of a nation-wide promotion. August 2007 By overwhelming demand, the Kanstul Mouthpiece Comparator now works under more browsers, including Internet Explorer, Netscape and the very popular Firefox! The Mouthpiece Comparator is a unique feature not offered anywhere else, and is a valuable tool which offers our visitors the chance to compare many mouthpiece models from many of the top manufacturers. July 2007 Kanstul Musical Instruments is pleased to have sponsored the first-ever George Roberts / Kanstul Bass Trombone Scholarship offered by the International Trombone Association at last month's ITA Festival and Conference at UNLV. The winner of this scholarship is Thomas Knapp, a student at Texas Christian University. Thomas performs in TCU’s Wind Symphony and Jazz Band, and also with The Salvation Army’s Texas Brass. After an extensive audition process, the field of applicants was narrowed to Knapp, the clear winner in the competition. An international panel of judges was involved in the awarding of the Kanstul Bass Trombone, and included Denis Wick, Jiggs Whigham, Matthew Guilford and Jan Kagarice. Knapp performed his winning piece, Ewazen - a Concerto for Bass Trombone and Piano, live at the ITA Conference held at UNLV in Las Vegas in May. The Kanstul Model 1670 “George Roberts” Bass Trombone features a 9½” diameter one piece bronze bell, nickel silver hand slide, and a single Kanstul Controlled Resistance rotary valve.
June 28, 2007 The Kanstul Factory will be closed from July 2 for annual inventory and maintenance. The factory will re-open on July 16th. We will still be available for customer service inquiries by phone, 714 563 1000; and by email, sales@kanstul.com June 11, 2007 The ITG was both a fun and productive show for Kanstul. We showed our new C trumpet to some very good players, and they were eager to put it though its paces. By day's end, everyone agreed, the new C trumpet is definitely one to look at! The new model has been designated the 1510-B, and is joining our other Signature series C trumpets, the 1510 and the 1510-A. More information will be posted soon, so check back. We also showed our newest Bb trumpet, the Model 1537. A downloadable flyer is available in pdf (2.5MB download). This trumpet features a medium large bore and No. 37 bell. May 27, 2007 Kanstul will unveil a new C Trumpet at this year's ITG conference. The as-yet-unnamed model features a special reverse mouthpipe and exclusive harmonic balancer. Designed and tested by Byron Autrey, this C trumpet will have outstanding intonation and response - hallmarks of the Kanstul brand - and will be a must-try at this year's conference. The new model is expected to enter production later this year. May 21, 2007 Kanstul is proud to offer an annual scholarship through the ITG. This year's winner is Tim Medoza, a native of Denver, Colorado. Congratulations, Tim, we'll see you in Amherst! Tim Mendoza was born in 1986 and was given his first trumpet at age nine. That year he joined the Colorado Honor Band Association to help develop his playing and remained a member until his senior year in high school nine years later. In 2000, Tim began his freshman year at Denver School of the Arts, a local arts high school. It was here that Tim was very inspired to play music, and in 2001 began trumpet study with Al Hood at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. Tim has also traveled abroad with his trumpet. In the summer of 2004, Tim went on a concert tour of Austria and Hungary with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra led by the Colorado Symphony's Adam Flatt. On this tour, Tim played in many great venues throughout these countries, including the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. For five months in 2006, Tim studied music abroad at the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane, Australia as a University of Denver Cherrington Global Scholar. Currently, Tim is pursuing a degree in Classical Performance as a junior at the Lamont School of Music, where he still studies jazz and classical trumpet with Al Hood. May 4, 2007 ITG update: Kanstul is pleased to be accompanied by Byron Autrey at this year's ITG Conference in Amherst. This is exciting because in addition to his being a foremost authority on brass design, and a world-class brass performer, Byron is one of the most prolific designers in the industry, having worked closely with Elden Benge, Renold Schilke, Doc Severinsen and Zig Kanstul. Be sure to stop by the display to meet Byron Autrey and Kanstul sales manager Charles Hargett. April 25, 2007 The Legendary George Roberts - Mr. Bass Trombone himself - will be joining us at the CSUF Trombone Day this Saturday in Fullerton, CA. Information on the event can be found here: www.tromboneday.com April 13, 2007 We're very much looking forward to this year's ITG Conference in Amherst, MA. We will have a full display of nearly thirty five different horns - including our newest models, the 25th Anniversary Model and the new Model 1537 Bb trumpets. More info is on the way soon for the new 1537! This is your chance to try them all, under one roof! April 9, 2007 Our domain has changed! You can still reach our website using ".net" or ".com" but our email domain is exclusively ".com" Please update your records if necessary. February 26, 2007 Our 25th Anniversary is off to a great start. Our booth at the NAMM show was one of the best-attended ever, with many well-wishers including Rick Baptist, Bill Churchville, Greg Adams, Wayne Cobham, Mike Vax, George Roberts, members of Bones West, and many more. Many of you have asked for information on the limited edition 25th Anniversary Model Bb Trumpet. A downloadable brochure in pdf is available. This is a 2.6MB download. This highly collectible trumpet features hand engraving by Lou Alegre, who's work many of you have seen on vintage Olds instruments. Each trumpet is individually numbered, and these will only be made in limited quantity. Check our dealer page to find one near you. We are currently working on projects for The US Army Band "Pershing's Own" Herald Trumpets; Texas A&M, the Velvet Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, the US Air Force Concert Band; and some more projects we are not yet at liberty to discuss! It's going to be another exciting year, and we hope that you'll want to share it with us! January 2007 Happy New Year! Kanstul Musical Instruments is now celebrating 25 years of quality horn making! Watch for changes and updates to the website, new products and announcements. The Tradition of Excellence continues! August 14, 2006
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July 17, 2006 The Kanstul factory and showroom have now resumed normal business hours. Updates: we have now included Dale Olson's powerpoint presentation to the Kanstul website. Click here for the link. This is the Equilibrium Concept from Dale's lecture at the 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference at Rowan University in New Jersey, which was sponsored by Kanstul Musical Instruments. June 28, 2006 The Kanstul factory will be closed for annual inventory and scheduled maintenance from July 1st through July 16th, reopening on Monday the 17th. The Showroom will be closed on July 3rd and 4th, and will be open the 5th through the 7th, and will resume normal hours on Monday the 10th. May 26, 2006
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May 11, 2006 We have added a couple of new flugelhorn backbores to our catalog. We're pleased to now offer the standard ("Yamaha") taper as part of our modular mouthpiece system. The "Yamaha" taper is one of the most common flugel horn tapers, along with the French taper and the "Bach" taper. The price is $60 each, plus shipping. Please call our sales office for more information, or email us at sales@kanstul.com May 9 , 2006 Pictured are James De La Garza (right)and Kanstul Trumpet Artist / Clinician Tim Wendt (left), in the pit for Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast" and their Kanstul Piccs. James plays a CCT 920, and Tim plays a gold-plated ZKT 1520. "Beauty" is the 6th-longest running show in Broadway history, currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on W. 46th Street. James is the regular 2nd trumpet on the show, but at this performance he was playing 1st trumpet and Tim was subbing in on 2nd. Both trumpet parts in "Beauty" call for piccolo trumpet. James and Tim also studied with a good friend of the Kanstul company, Charley Davis.
April 12 , 2006 Kanstul artist/clinician Tim Wendt (at left) has just finished a tour with "Our Sinatra" as lead trumpet. He is pictured here with Kanstul dealer Clayton Frounfelker (at right)of Hi Horns in Wisconsin. Also shown is Tim's custom-made Kanstul trumpet, available now as the ZKT 1601. Clayton is holding Tim's Chicago model flugel horn (with custom horizontal first slide).
April 7, 2006 We have just returned from an exhibition in Germany. The annual MusikMesse in Frankfurt is the largest music industry trade show in the world. Kanstul made many new connections, and we are proud to announce new dealer/distributors in Solvenia and the surrounding region, Switzerland, and in the Scandinavian countries. Click here to find an authorized Kanstul dealer in your area. There are links to Europe and Asia. The show is strictly industry-only until the last day, which is open to the public. Pictured below is German entertainer Mike Williams. He was actually playing both horns, in harmony.
March 27, 2006 Kanstul hosted a "play along" with the USAF Concert Band Principal and Solo Euphoniumist William Jones last week. The informal meet-and-greet and clinic was followed by a Master Class and recital on Saturday at nearby Biola University. Will was gracious and informative, and is a fabulous euphonium player. He played the Kanstul CEU 975 Compensating System Euphonium, and offered advice on pedagogy and technique. Pictures of the recital are forthcoming, but here are a few pics from the informal meeting in the Kanstul showroom last week. These picture were taken early, because nearly 50 euphonium players from all over southern California showed up! In the pictures below, you'll see just a few of the players, along with the Kanstul euphonium with brass, bronze, and copper bells. Will Jones can be seen playing the copper bell.
March 1, 2006 Look for us March 16th - 19th at the National Trumpet Competition, at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Kanstul will be represented by Lee Walkowich and Washington Music Center. Lee will be displaying several of the Signature models, including the ZKT 1520 Bb/A/G piccolo trumpet, the ZKF 1525 copper bell flugel horn and our fabulous Signature C trumpets. Bring your mouthpiece and credit card! February 20, 2006 There are lots of new projects here at Kanstul. We introduced our new Model 1690 Contrabass Trombone at the NAMM show last month. This unique instrument is already in use with the Hong Kong Symphony. More information about the contrabass here. Roll the cursor over the About and Spec buttons for the appropriate information. Special thanks to Michael McGuire for the photography. January 31, 2006 We will be appearing at a few more shows this year, so be sure to check the Appearances page to see if we'll be in your town. Upcoming shows include the CSUF Trombone Day in Fullerton, CA., NABBA in Louisville, KY., MusikMesse in Frankfurt, Germany, and ITG in Glasboro, New Jersey. Look for us later this year at the ITF in Birmingham, England, TBA in San Antonio, ITEC in Denver and the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
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Tim's
music has already taken him to many places and has provided him with
some amazing once in a lifetime experiences. In 2004, DSA won the
"National School of Distinction" award from the Kennedy
Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and Tim was one of a small
group of musicians chosen to play at the Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C. in recognition of the award. That same year, DSA’s Jazz
Workshop Orchestra was selected as one of fifteen big bands to participate
in the prestigious "Essentially Ellington" competition and
festival hosted by Wynton Marsalis. Consequently, Tim was able to
travel to New York City with DSA and perform in Avery Fischer Hall.
Later in 2004, Tim was the recipient of the Denver Concert Band's
"Young Artist" award, where he was presented with a cash
prize and an opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Denver Concert
Band. As a result, Tim was featured in an article that comes out every
year in the /Rocky Mountain News/ called "Going Places.” 
