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O'Malley Brass Instruments

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Makers of the finest brass instruments, bells, and other components.

11/04/2026

Next Trombone order will get serial 200….. hurry up and snag it.

10/30/2026

Gearing up to make a whole lot next year, how many individual parts do you think we produced so far this year?

10/29/2026

Very kind words from Luke Sieve of The Cleveland Orchestra, who just received one of our bass trombone bells.

"Please pass along my compliments to everyone who had a hand in making this bell. I've played it for about 20 minutes and I'm astounded. I'm totally blown away by how resonant it is and very excited to get to know it more when my chops aren't fried from Mahler 5 rehearsal." - Luke Sieve, The Cleveland Orchestra

10/28/2026

Just so you know, we don't only make trombones...here are some trumpet bells for stock and customer orders!

10/24/2026

Was great seeing Joe Maiocco today! Getting feedback from top players is essential in making the highest quality instruments. Today we were testing our new prototype bass trombone and the new F weight bass bell.

10/22/2026

New to us machine day...this is a ballout press from the old Abilene Conn factory that was sitting unused in a shop in Vegas. Now to get it into the basement next to our other ballout press from the Benge factory. Thanks to Mitchell Specialty Winds for organizing the freight shipping and getting us this machine!

10/20/2026

Look mom, no ripples

10/19/2026

Starting the week off with a finished custom job on this Martin Committee trumpet for a customer. The old bell was badly damaged and patched sometime in the past, and the customer wanted it converted to a 'Dizzy' style bell. Luckily we had a spare Martin bell that was in much better shape that we used to convert the horn!

10/15/2026

Adam explains (very clearly) how to lacquer a sousaphone bit

10/14/2026

Making instruments in the United States isn’t just harder due to labor costs, a dwindled workforce, lack of training. Sourcing materials is virtually impossible.

This email thread is the nail in the coffin for sourcing 230(gold brass) sheet from domestic production. I have been trying to source this alloy for over 10 years now, and even through there are 100s of websites that claim they stock it in many shapes and sizes, it is unavailable.

So what’s the reality here? We can source 260 yellow brass and enough other industries also use it that I think it won’t go away. But the solution can’t be don’t use 230, so we order it from Germany.

The industry leaders in the last 50 years have failed us, chasing profit over meaning. Materials like nickel silver, 230 gold brass, 240 gold brass have been completely offshored from an industry that has decided the best way to make an instrument is to have someone else do it.

The best instruments in history have been made with materials that aren’t viable in the US anymore.

Now is the time to be strident, now’s the time to make something that makes you proud.

If you’ve ever wanted to make something now is potentially the last window for institutions to be formed or reformed, the industry is very close to being held up by a few individuals with dwindling resources and time.

Address

3004 West 111th Street
Chicago, IL
60655

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+17734016965

Website

https://www.omalleyhorns.com/, https://www.youtube.com/@milesomalley5605/featured, https://omalleytrombones.com/

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