Recommended Equipment
Equipment- Mouthpieces, Mallets, and Instruments A high quality mouthpiece or head joint is the first step towards achieving a more mature sound. If your student musician is playing on the mouthpiece they started beginning band, it is probably time for a step up. Recommendations for equipment, as well as where to purchase*, are listed below.
(*The Warrenton Band program does not endorse or recomend any business over another. There are many other qualified music stores that are not listed below. If you have any questions, please contact the directors.)
Brick and Mortar Stores
Fazio's Music
Mozingo Music
Palen Music
Lincoln County Music
Online Retailers
Cascio Interstate Music
Woodwind and Brasswind
Clarinet
Hite Premiere (around $20)
Rovner Dark Ligature (around $15)
Vandoren Reeds
Saxophone
Hite Premiere (around $25)
Selmer C* (around $120)
Rovner Dark Ligature (around $15)
Vandoren Reeds
Trumpet
Bach 3C
Horn
Holton Farkas MDC (around $35)
Trombone (be careful when ordering trombone mouthpieces, as the shank size can be different)
Bach 6 ½ AL (around $40)
Yamaha 48 (around $35)
Baritone (be careful when ordering baritone mouthpieces, as the shank size can be different)
Bach 6 ½ AL (around $40)
Yamaha 48D, 51D (around $35)
Schilke 51D (around $50)
Tuba
Conn Helleberg 7B (around $55)
Percussion
Full List
Often, the only thing keeping a student from really developing as a player is the instrument. The instruments a student plays on as a beginner are outgrown by high school. An intermediate or advanced instrument is designed with a more mature player in mind, helping them achieve a better tone, better sound in the higher and lower registers, and more ease in technical playing (of course, practicing is still important). There are several suggestions for instruments listed below, but there are obviously others. Be cautious of instruments that are priced very low, seem too good to be true, or are not brands easily recognized by music repair shop, private teacher, or band directors. In these cases, a new instrument can sometimes turn out to be a bigger challenge than they are worth! One of the most important things about purchasing a new instrument is knowing that it plays well. While surprising your student with a new instrument under the tree is a very thoughtful gesture, it may be better to let them try several out before purchasing or renting one.
Flutes
Instruments with open tone holes and/or sterling silver headjoints
Yamaha 300 or 600
Clarinets
Wood instrument
Buffet R-13 or E-11
Alto Sax
P.MauriatSelmer 52
Tenor Sax
Selmer 54
Bassoon
Fox 220, 240
Trumpet
Bach Stradivarius
Yamaha 1805
F Horn
Conn 8D, 9D
Yamaha 668, 667, 569
Trombone
Bach Stradivarius
Conn 88H
Yamaha 400, 640
Tuba
Yamaha YBB- 641
Percussion
Musser M41 Xylophone
(*The Warrenton Band program does not endorse or recomend any business over another. There are many other qualified music stores that are not listed below. If you have any questions, please contact the directors.)
Brick and Mortar Stores
Fazio's Music
Mozingo Music
Palen Music
Lincoln County Music
Online Retailers
Cascio Interstate Music
Woodwind and Brasswind
Clarinet
Hite Premiere (around $20)
Rovner Dark Ligature (around $15)
Vandoren Reeds
Saxophone
Hite Premiere (around $25)
Selmer C* (around $120)
Rovner Dark Ligature (around $15)
Vandoren Reeds
Trumpet
Bach 3C
Horn
Holton Farkas MDC (around $35)
Trombone (be careful when ordering trombone mouthpieces, as the shank size can be different)
Bach 6 ½ AL (around $40)
Yamaha 48 (around $35)
Baritone (be careful when ordering baritone mouthpieces, as the shank size can be different)
Bach 6 ½ AL (around $40)
Yamaha 48D, 51D (around $35)
Schilke 51D (around $50)
Tuba
Conn Helleberg 7B (around $55)
Percussion
Full List
Often, the only thing keeping a student from really developing as a player is the instrument. The instruments a student plays on as a beginner are outgrown by high school. An intermediate or advanced instrument is designed with a more mature player in mind, helping them achieve a better tone, better sound in the higher and lower registers, and more ease in technical playing (of course, practicing is still important). There are several suggestions for instruments listed below, but there are obviously others. Be cautious of instruments that are priced very low, seem too good to be true, or are not brands easily recognized by music repair shop, private teacher, or band directors. In these cases, a new instrument can sometimes turn out to be a bigger challenge than they are worth! One of the most important things about purchasing a new instrument is knowing that it plays well. While surprising your student with a new instrument under the tree is a very thoughtful gesture, it may be better to let them try several out before purchasing or renting one.
Flutes
Instruments with open tone holes and/or sterling silver headjoints
Yamaha 300 or 600
Clarinets
Wood instrument
Buffet R-13 or E-11
Alto Sax
P.MauriatSelmer 52
Tenor Sax
Selmer 54
Bassoon
Fox 220, 240
Trumpet
Bach Stradivarius
Yamaha 1805
F Horn
Conn 8D, 9D
Yamaha 668, 667, 569
Trombone
Bach Stradivarius
Conn 88H
Yamaha 400, 640
Tuba
Yamaha YBB- 641
Percussion
Musser M41 Xylophone