Manufacturers

Michael Rath specializes in handcrafted trombones. His site has a photo gallery of an instrument in production.

Kühnl & Hoyer, based in Markt Erlbach,Bavaria, is one of the largest musical instrument manufacturers in Germany. The K&H website has information on all instruments in their line, artists, and dealers.

A complete line of trombones for the jazz musician, including the model 3B made famous by Tommy Dorsey. Look for the famous curved King bell brace on instruments played by today’s top jazzers.

Manufacturers of German concert trombones and historical brass wind instruments, including Baroque trombones, natural trumpets and horns.

Jerome Callet’s site includes information on his custom trumpets, artists, and “Superchops.”

Helmut Voigt makes trombones sinc 1951. The instrument are played in many professional orchestras (e.g. Staatskapelle Dresden, Bolschoi theatre Moscow.

HAAG Trombones include models from alto to cimbasso. Available valves include those made by O.E.Thayer, Hagmann and Lätzsch.

Features of Greenhoe trombones include an invention by trombonist Ralph Sauer called The Brace, customizing Conn trombones, the Rest Bar, Sonic Suspension, and the modular Greenhoe Valve and Lever Section.

Getzen specializes in the hand crafting of small brasswind instruments. They place emphasis on the manufacture of high quality professional, intermediate, and upper-end student line instruments.

Egger Instruments is a Swiss company that specializes in historical instruments.