West Michigan Band Instruments

West Michigan Band Instruments A family-owned music store, WMBI provides musicians with high quality instruments, professional repair services, and exceptional customer service.

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05/19/2026

Some custom work done in our brass shop by trumpet specialist, Jacob Hoskins! 🎺🛠️

We ordered a new Schilke Music Products “Maurice André” G slide assembly to upgrade a 1980s P5-4 piccolo trumpet. And wowza…it came out great 👀😮‍💨

Come swing by WMBI to take a look at our selection of trumpets and other brass instruments, or give us a call if you are looking to have repair work done to your horn!

A huge congratulations to our friend Nate VanderWerf on picking up this incredible Bach Strad! 🎺 🎺 It's the perfect new-...
05/15/2026

A huge congratulations to our friend Nate VanderWerf on picking up this incredible Bach Strad! 🎺 🎺

It's the perfect new-to-him upgrade to replace a horn that's worked hard for a long time💪

Nate is an alumni from Northview High School, Western Michigan University, and Indiana University, with his Master's in Trumpet Performance.

At the shop, our brass specialist Jacob Hoskins was able to customize it with a new Bach 43 50th Anniversary Bell, a Bájoc Music harmonic water key plug, and then have the entire horn stripped and scratch brushed for a super cool finish 😎😎

It's always great hearing Nate play at the shop and we can't wait to hear more from him soon! Congrats on the new horn!🥳

04/21/2026

A fun repair/restoration done and in the books here at WMBI! 📯🤩 this time...a 1930s Vincent Bach Apollo Model Bb bugle for Neil L. King!

If you have an instrument in need of work or restoration, or have some custom jobs in mind, feel free to give us a call and ask for WMBI brass specialist Jacob—he would be happy to assist! 🎺

In case you are interested in reading more about these unique Bach NY Bb bugles, check out the link down below:

➡️ Bájoc Brass Blog : https://bajocmusic.com/ bachs-bugles-the-32-bach-apollo-model-bb-bugle/

Excellence isn’t accidental — it’s trained, refined, and continuously improved.I just returned from the NAPBIRT conventi...
04/13/2026

Excellence isn’t accidental — it’s trained, refined, and continuously improved.

I just returned from the NAPBIRT convention, where I trained alongside some of the most respected technicians in the industry.

Advanced focus areas included:
• Precision tenon replacement
• Professional-level flute optimization (Haynes standard)
• Structural clarinet pinning
• Custom clarinet voicing techniques from Morrie Backun
• Custom tool design and fabrication

These are the techniques that elevate an instrument from functional… to exceptional.

At West Michigan Band Instruments, that level of detail is the standard — not the upgrade.

04/11/2026

Early last week, WMBI brass specialist Jacob had a chance to work on Mark Edwards’ prized Rudolf Meinl. The task at hand: remove the dent in the lower boot underneath the guard—no matter what it takes! Sure enough, we got the dent out with great success 🙌

Jacob also did a thorough checkover of the valves and tightened up the assembly to assure the rotors were smoother and quieter in the action.

These are the words from Mark on his prized Rudolf Meinl CC:

“The horn is playing great, thank you Jacob & WMBI! This horn was one of the first group of Rudolf Meinl tubas to come to the United States. I was able to get it through my teacher, Abe Torchinsky, who was an artist in residence at UM in early 70s. Dr. Arnold Jacobs (another one of my teachers) played my CC once in a lesson of mine and told me he thought it was a special horn. I have loved this horn for over 50 years and it has gotten me through my entire education and career. I do not feel like it's my horn. I feel like it's caretaker.”

“I have been really enjoyjng the ‘quietness’ of my Rudy's valves. It is amazing how you can get used to the clanking a little at a time. They feel and sound like when it was new!!”

It was great having you in at the shop, Mark—enjoy your Rudy Meinl! 😄

🚨 You have an instrument needing professional service? We have you covered at West Michigan Band Instruments!

Give us a call, send us an email, or stop on by and say hello! We will be happy to assist you with your musical instrument or repair service needs. 🎶🎺🪊

03/24/2026

Check out this limited time offer on these new Buffet Crampon 400 Series Saxophones on westmichiganband.com ! Featuring ribbed construction for better tone and a hand engraved gold lacquer finish, these beautiful alto and tenor saxes are now avaliable to purchase for only $150 a month!

Congratulations to the students at Crossroads Middle School on their new Pmauriat LEBRAVO Baritone Saxophone! We had the...
03/13/2026

Congratulations to the students at Crossroads Middle School on their new Pmauriat LEBRAVO Baritone Saxophone!

We had the opportunity to hand deliver the instrument today to directors Mark Lago and Luke Marlowe. We ❤️ working with Northview and hope this instrument gives them many years of music 🎶

🚨Special Delivery today at WMBI🚨This BRAND-NEW Professional CC Tuba arrived today after many months of being backordered...
03/04/2026

🚨Special Delivery today at WMBI🚨

This BRAND-NEW Professional CC Tuba arrived today after many months of being backordered.

The German-made B&S 795 International Series CC Tuba features a 19" Yellow Brass Bell, a 4 piston + 1-rotor valve system, and is engineered as a "York-style" tuba that balances ease and power.

Come check out this great tuba today or check out our other pro brass inventory at https://westmichiganband.com/pro-brass

Two weeks ago, Benjamin & Jacob got a call from their good friend & trumpeter in "The President's Own" United States Mar...
01/25/2026

Two weeks ago, Benjamin & Jacob got a call from their good friend & trumpeter in "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, Brent Proseus, saying that he was in town and planning to stop by West Michigan Band Instruments for some repairs & tweaks on his VanLaar R2 trumpet. We had a great time conversing and catching up with Brent while he was in the shop.

After doing some bell reshaping and installing a Bájoc Harmonic Waterkey Plug on Brent’s main tuning slide, Brent had time to also test out Bájoc mouthpieces and prototype Lead designs. We’ll just say that Brent was SOARING above the trumpet stratosphere! 🤯

It was great seeing Brent in the shop, and an honor to work on his trumpet before he headed back to D.C. to rehearse with The President’s Own.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Michigan Music Conference tomorrow! Stop by Booth #23 in Exhibit Hall C and...
01/22/2026

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Michigan Music Conference tomorrow! Stop by Booth #23 in Exhibit Hall C and say hello 😀🎶

01/22/2026

We are closed early again today because of the road conditions. Stay safe everyone!

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3601 Plainfield Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI
49525

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Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 8pm
Tuesday 12pm - 8pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm

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(616) 447-8124

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