Baritone

Dedicated workshop services for the Baritone Horn. We handle everything from heavy-duty dent removal and brace soldering to intricate internal cleaning. Our goal is to ensure your baritone remains free-blowing and mechanically reliable for both solo and ensemble performance.

Technical Baritone Leadpipe Fabrication and Bore Alignment

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The arrival of a Bb baritone at our Lowton facility without its leadpipe presents a total disruption of the acoustic column. Without this critical entry point, the instrument functions as a series of disconnected resonators rather than a coherent pneumatic system. At Elliott Brass, we treat these structural failures with mechanical precision. The leadpipe is […]

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Detailed close-up of a silver-plated Elliott Professional Baritone valve cluster and bell engraving.

Elite Baritone Performance: Rethinking Professional Brass Standards

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For brass musicians and technicians alike, the perpetual challenge lies in balancing performance requirements with budgetary realities. Top-tier instruments often carry a price tag dictated more by legacy marketing than intrinsic material value. The Elliott Professional Baritone, the instrument recently highlighted by musician John, offers a compelling disruption to this standard. By utilizing a highly

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The “Anti-Aging” Cream 🧴They say you can’t stop the aging …

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The “Anti-Aging” Cream 🧴 They say you can’t stop the aging process, but Paul is doing his best! 👴➡️👶 Check out this classic old Imperial Baritone. It came in looking like it had gone 12 rounds in a boxing ring—lumps, bumps, and bruises everywhere. But after a session on Paul’s bench (no botox required, just

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Before and after dent correction on a vintage Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Baritone horn.

Vintage Brass Restoration: The Imperial Baritone Rescue

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We recently undertook a formidable restoration challenge: a classic Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Baritone Horn that presented significant cosmetic and structural compromise. These vintage instruments are revered for their tonal quality and robust build, yet decades of active use can leave them heavily scarred. This particular horn arrived with severe trauma, exhibiting deep indentations and

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It’s been a great year and we have faced a few challenging r…

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It’s been a great year and we have faced a few challenging repairs. Always remember we just might take a repair on that others may turn away so if you have a bad drop or run over your instrument please remember “Don’t assume it can’t be fixed just because one repairer said so” – we

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Elliott Brass technician straightening a severely damaged Baritone bell and low bow section during catastrophic structural repair

Extreme Brass Damage: Challenging Baritone Repairs Accepted

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In the technical domain of brass instrument restoration, there exists a threshold where routine dent work transitions into catastrophic structural repair. We recognize that incidents—from severe drops causing major bracing failure to low-velocity traffic impacts (the dreaded ‘run over’)—can compress a Baritone beyond what most conventional shops are equipped or willing to handle. When a

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