| Robb Stewart Brass Instruments Fun for the Brass Instrument Fanatic |
Introduction:
Along with my list of used brass instruments for sale, this
website is intended to show my work and interests that I have
spent over 30 years developing. I have a passion for learning
and sharing the history of the brass instrument industry and the
instruments that they produced. The largest area of content is
the Museum, each page featuring one or more antique or
otherwise historical instrument ranging in age from 35 to 165
years. The next largest is pages of restoration projects. This is
the focus of my business and I will surely add more in the
future. "Other Projects" are the more unusual and even rather
quirky instruments that I have built or modified for customers.
"Replicas" shows some of the historic reproductions that I have
built over the years, including some larger instruments that I no
longer make. I will continue adding content here and thinking of
new ways of discovering and sharing information. Let me know
if you have any suggestions, corrections or even criticism as long
as it's constructive. I'm sure that there will be errors in fact and
judgement contained here, and I would like to make corrections
and additions where ever possible. The "Links" bugle to the left
takes you to a page of links to other web sites that I find
interesting and informative where you can learn much about
brass musical instruments and their makers. There are also links
to sites of other repairmen that are doing excellent work.
The information presented here is mostly for your entertainment
and education and for my desire to share my interests. It is less
for promotion of my services, since I have had no excess
capacity for many years. I work only on brass (cup mouthpiece)
instruments and no woodwind (reed) or other instruments. In
the course of my business, I can often get smaller jobs done
within days or weeks. My backlog of larger jobs, which includes
restoring and refinishing instruments is more than six months.
Since I only spend a small portion of my time custom building
historic reproductions and other such projects, the backlog for
these is usually longer.
I'm always interested in buying quality and desirable used and
antique brass instruments. Please contact me if you have a
single instrument or a whole collection. I don't do appraisals
anymore, mostly because of how drastically the market for used
and antique instruments has changed due to the ubiquity of the
internet. If an appraisal is needed for other than estate
settlement or similar reasons, I would recommend that you
search the internet in general for dealers inventories and
specifically Ebay (completed listings for actual sales prices and
not the champagne dreams of unsold items!).
The bulk of my business is repairing and maintaining brass
instruments for my customers. In the course of this work, I try
to educate these instrument owners on how to maintain the
mechanics with proper cleaning and lubrication. I can't stress
too strongly that good habits will not only facilitate the best
performance today, but keep the instrument in good order for
many years to come.
Along with my list of used brass instruments for sale, this
website is intended to show my work and interests that I have
spent over 30 years developing. I have a passion for learning
and sharing the history of the brass instrument industry and the
instruments that they produced. The largest area of content is
the Museum, each page featuring one or more antique or
otherwise historical instrument ranging in age from 35 to 165
years. The next largest is pages of restoration projects. This is
the focus of my business and I will surely add more in the
future. "Other Projects" are the more unusual and even rather
quirky instruments that I have built or modified for customers.
"Replicas" shows some of the historic reproductions that I have
built over the years, including some larger instruments that I no
longer make. I will continue adding content here and thinking of
new ways of discovering and sharing information. Let me know
if you have any suggestions, corrections or even criticism as long
as it's constructive. I'm sure that there will be errors in fact and
judgement contained here, and I would like to make corrections
and additions where ever possible. The "Links" bugle to the left
takes you to a page of links to other web sites that I find
interesting and informative where you can learn much about
brass musical instruments and their makers. There are also links
to sites of other repairmen that are doing excellent work.
The information presented here is mostly for your entertainment
and education and for my desire to share my interests. It is less
for promotion of my services, since I have had no excess
capacity for many years. I work only on brass (cup mouthpiece)
instruments and no woodwind (reed) or other instruments. In
the course of my business, I can often get smaller jobs done
within days or weeks. My backlog of larger jobs, which includes
restoring and refinishing instruments is more than six months.
Since I only spend a small portion of my time custom building
historic reproductions and other such projects, the backlog for
these is usually longer.
I'm always interested in buying quality and desirable used and
antique brass instruments. Please contact me if you have a
single instrument or a whole collection. I don't do appraisals
anymore, mostly because of how drastically the market for used
and antique instruments has changed due to the ubiquity of the
internet. If an appraisal is needed for other than estate
settlement or similar reasons, I would recommend that you
search the internet in general for dealers inventories and
specifically Ebay (completed listings for actual sales prices and
not the champagne dreams of unsold items!).
The bulk of my business is repairing and maintaining brass
instruments for my customers. In the course of this work, I try
to educate these instrument owners on how to maintain the
mechanics with proper cleaning and lubrication. I can't stress
too strongly that good habits will not only facilitate the best
performance today, but keep the instrument in good order for
many years to come.
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| I update my list of instruments for sale on a weekly basis (usually Monday morning) and add other content as my schedule allows. Here are some pages that I added recently: Jan. 23: Tenor Flugelhorn by Distin, 1855 Jan. 16: Eb Circular Soprano by Boston Jan. 9: Bb Cornet by B.F. Richardson Dec. 26: Four Valve Bb Cornet by E.G. Wright Dec. 19: Freemantle Soprano, Over the Shoulder Dec. 12: Boston Cornet History Updated |
| These essays are published here only: What's the difference between a trumpet and a cornet? The History of the Modern Trumpet |
There are over 150 pages of content on this website, all accessible through the linked bugle buttons and photographs
below to the left and update box to the right. Each page includes description and photos illustrating the topic.
"Introduction" below to the right is a more wordy introduction to this site.
below to the left and update box to the right. Each page includes description and photos illustrating the topic.
"Introduction" below to the right is a more wordy introduction to this site.