Hello bakshi01,
And thanks for your question!
Musical instruments are available wholesale from both manufacturers
directly and distributors. Often, they have local representatives that
are independent manufacturers reps and sell a number of different
"lines" of equipment and accessories into a well defined territory.
The major association (in the US) for all of these people is called
NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchandisers and they have
two conventions yearly, with the larger of the two occuring in January
and in either LA or Anaheim and a smaller, summer show genrally in
Nashville. You must be an industry professional or a guest of a
manufactuer to attend. You can read all about them here:
http://www.namm.com . Should you decide to become a member, they have
a private list of members and exhibitors that you will be able to
access.
There is also a major international show each year in Frankfurt
Germany called Musikmesse, this year March 5th - 9th. A translated
information page is avialble here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www1.musikmesse.de/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmusikmesse%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8
Another translated page listing al lof the exhibiting and member
companies can be found here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.musikzentrum.de/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmusikmesse%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8
. This is a great resource for finding international manufacturers and
distributors.
Searching for woodwind instrument +manufacturer OR distributor Or
wholesaler, I came across the following:
Yahoo's Commercial Directory for "Home > Business and Economy >
Shopping and Services > Music > Instruments and Equipment > Wind
Instruments > Makers" shows the following listings:
Finke-Horns - manufactures French horns, trumpets, trombones and
copies of historical instruments.
Higher Pathways - handmade bamboo flutes, didgeridoos, Shakuhachi,
classes, and more.
L.A. Sax Company - produces saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and other
brass instruments in color finishes.
Malvern Recorders - custom handmade recorders, including historical
copies.
McCann, John R. - maker of cornetts reproduced from the Renaissance
era.
Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd - manufacturers of French horns.
Robert H. Cronin Historical Instruments - handmade double-reed
instruments including Renaissance shawms, curtals, large Baroque
oboes, Baroque bassoons, and classical bassoons.
Selmer (3)
Shofarot Zion - offering original shofars made in Israel.
Smith-Watkins - scientific research, design and manufacture of custom
built trumpets, cornets and flugel horns, with the unique provision of
interchangeable leadpipes.
Sunreed Instruments - maker and seller of a variety of bamboo flutes
and saxophones, shakuhachi, clarinets, Native American flutes, world
instruments, and more.
Thin Weasel Woodwinds - handcrafted Irish flutes and whistles.
Yamaha
This list with hyperlinks is available here:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Music/Instruments_and_Equipment/Wind_Instruments/Makers/
A Yahoo list for trumpets is here:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Music/Instruments_and_Equipment/Wind_Instruments/Trumpet/
Blackburn Trumpets
Calicchio Brass Musical Instruments - trumpets and trombones.
Jerome Callet Trumpets
Kanstul Music
Monette Trumpets - maker of instruments and mouthpieces.
Peacemaker Practice Mute - offers a freeblowing practice mute with
headphones that requires no batteries or electricity. For trumpet for
cornet.
Saxaphones here: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Music/Instruments_and_Equipment/Wind_Instruments/Saxophone/Makers/
Codera
Elephant Lightfoot - bamboo saxophones.
Miniature Saxophone - exact, functional, miniature (4") replica of a
tenor saxophone made of gold & platinum.
Peter Ponzol Handcrafted Saxophone Products - manufacturer of chambers
and tip openings.
All the link above will lead you to the hyperlinks to easily visit the
sites listed.
Music Charts at http://www.music-charts.com/biz/equipment/ , lists the
top 100 Music Equipment manufacturers. Not al of these are woodwind or
brass related, however you will find links to the major manufacturers
here including Selmer, Le Blanc, United Musical Instruments
(distributes Armstrong and others), L.A. Sax Company and Gemeinhardt.
The Open Directory at
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Music/Instruments/Winds/Accessories/ , lists
winds as:
Advantage USA - Reeds and accessories for woodwind instruments.
(Albuquerque, NM)
Berkeley Saxophone Cases - Manufacturers of saxophone and brass
instrument cases. Choice of over 20 different colours and designs.
(UK)
Brite Lite Leak Light - The ultimate leak light for woodwinds. This
light is the slimmest, brightest, and least expensive of any on the
market.
Chartier Reeds - Manufacturer and wholesaler of fine quality
accessories for single and double reed woodwinds.
Double Reed Shop - Printed music, reeds, tools, and accessories for
oboe, bassoon, and other double reed instruments.
Fat Cat Instrument Co., Inc. - Makers of fine lubricants and grease
for all brass instruments. Non-toxic and odorless.
Legacy - Legacy makes a line of comfortable high quality padded
saxophone straps and guitar straps.
Morgan Music Products - Makers of the NoteBandit Sound Reflector, a
product that helps horn players hear themselves better during live
performances.
North Texas Oboe Reeds and Cane - A source for professional quality
oboe and English horn reeds as well as precision gouged and shaped
cane and reed-making accessories.
P.M.E. Music Sales - Selling some accessories for the trumpet, and
some sheet music publications.
Quodlibet - Ergonomic support devices for oboe, clarinet, english
horn, basset horn, oboe d'amore, bass oboe and the saxophone family.
Reeds for Less - Reeds for saxophone, clarinet, and double reed
instruments. Thousands of reeds to choose from.
Singin' Dog Double Reed Supplies - Handmade oboe, English horn and
bassoon reeds; double reed accessories and supplies.
TrumCor Mutes - TrumCor manufactures and sells the highest quality
mutes for brass instruments.
Zaja Musical Products - Lubrication for all brass instruments.
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complete with hyperlinks.
The Music Dealers Network search results for "brass" has 162 hits
listed here http://www.music-dealers.net/cgi-bin/le/search.cgi :
Some are unique and valuable manufacturers and suppliers.
The Music Yellow Pages search for brass brought up this page:
http://www.musicyellowpages.com/datatest/keywd.php?Ykeywd=brass .
Clicking on brasswinds showed several dozen interesting hits on
manufacturers with their contact information.
Other searches available on this page include:
Categories:
Brasswinds
Bugles
Instruments - Engraving/Plating
Instruments - Ethnic
Microphones - Instrument
Mouthpieces
Percussion Mallets
Saxophones
Trombones
Trumpets
Tubas
Business to Business Resources at
http://www.business-to-business-resources.com/Business/Industries/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Distribution/Instruments/
, also has a small list of musical instrument distributors and
importers.
I trust this listing has been helpful for you. Please ask if anything
above requires clarification.
Best regards,
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