<p>Hi, I’ve been heavily considering buying a new mouthpiece (seeing as I’ve had the same one since middle school) and since I will be traveling to Manhattan for a day or two in January, I thought maybe I could find somewhere around there where I can test mouthpieces (I’m a horn player, btw). Does anyone who lives near NYC or visits often know of any really good woodwind/brass music stores in Manhattan? Thanks!</p>
<p>There is a store called NY Woodwind and Brass Music in midtown, I’ve never been but you can call and ask what their stock is like. If you can find a way to Woodbridge NJ you can visit Dillon Music, basically a toys r us for brass players. You can easily play 20 french horns from conns to hoyers, alexanders, etc. We found a Finke on the wall one day. They will also probably stock virtually every horn mouthpiece out there as well as Vladimir Fridman who crafts custom mouthpieces. They carry everything a brass player can dream of… Dillon’s can be gotten to fairly easily by train from the NYC ( there’s a train stop down the block I think or it’s maybe a 30 minute or so drive. Both have an internet site, Dillon’s site is very good.</p>
<p>I agree…Dillon’s is a “go to place” for brass players with a huge stock. </p>
<p>You might want to send Binx a PM (if she doesn’t respond on this thread). Her son is a horn player in NYC and might have a suggestion.</p>
<p>Although not of interest to the OP, given the title of this thread, it might be useful to future searchers to have a list of our favorite shops for other instruments in NYC and the surrounding area. Here are some of mine:</p>
<p>Double Basses and Cellos:
David Gage
36 Walker Street
NY, NY 10013</p>
<p>Double Basses and other strings:
Kolstein Music
795 Foxhurst Road
Baldwin, NY 11510</p>
<p>Guitars (acoustic and electric), bass guitars (ditto), mandolins, etc…:
Mandolin Brothers
629 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310</p>
<p>Accordions and Concertinas:
Accordion-O-Rama
236 North Stevens Avenue
South Amboy, NJ 08879</p>
<p>and, from sagiter</p>
<p>Brass and Woodwinds
Dillon Music
325 Fulton Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095</p>
<p>Anyone else have more to add to the list?</p>
<p>Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center
Address 11151 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902 USA
Phone 301-946-8808 Fax 301-933-4438 Email <a href="mailto:sales@chucklevins.com">sales@chucklevins.com</a> </p>
<p>Chuck Levin’s came highly recommended by a friend. DS got his most recent trumpet acquisition from them and they were extremely great to deal with.</p>
<p>Second Chuck Levins if you are anywhere near DC. (which is relative around here). All of ours have gotten their good instruments there. Also good selection of all the extras. All DS’s teachers sent them there, calling ahead to let them know we were coming and what to show us. .</p>
<p>Well for Guitars, NYC is really a mecca, Guitar Center in the village, Manny’s and Sam Ash on 46th. 46th in general for guitars.</p>
<p>In NYC don’t miss a stop up to Franks Sheet Music
244-250 West 54th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019 </p>
<p>In Ithaca, Hickey’s has an awesome sheet music department, specializing in Trombone.</p>
<p>For Flutes and Piccolos probably the 2 best shops in the US (and actually meeting Jeff Weissman alone is enough reason to visit Weissman’s for a flute). You need to make an appointment for either:</p>
<p>JB Weissman
Floral Park, Queens, NY
1.718.454.9288 Phone
1.800.PICCOLO Toll Free Phone (outside New York)
1.718.454.8280 Fax</p>
<p>Flute Center of New York
1841 Broadway, Suite 1106
(Corner of Broadway and 60th, above Starbucks)
New York, NY 10023</p>
<p>I second Dillon Music in Woodbridge, NJ or their website.</p>
<p>Both husband and now son have shopped, borrowed, bought and sold various tubas and mouthpieces over the last 30 years there…the stock is large and the staff patient and knowledgeable. A candy store for brass players.</p>
<p>For sheet music in NYC, Colony Music in Times Square has good inventory, and a great sales staff.
But for the very best $$$ deal, it has to be the NYPublic Library in Lincoln Center. You can get a temporary library card for nothing (just id), and it gives you access to their incredible collection of scores, etc. Plus you can search stuff ahead of time on the web. We found a ballad that I wanted for my DD’s repertoire, that I couldn’t find anywhere else – because it was out of print.</p>
<p>In addition to Colony, as mentioned by VicAria, Patelson’s Music House at 160 W 56th St. is a great place to browse, also with a very knowledgeable staff. Right near Carnegie Hall; More in-depth classical inventory than Colony, also lots of old second-hand scores, which my D found fun. No instruments, however.
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<p>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Patelson’s closed back in May. It is sorely missed.</p>
<p>Oh, BassDad, I am SO sorry to hear that. My musician kids will be broken-hearted!</p>
<p>S tends to use mouthpieces (and bells) from his teacher for awhile, to see if he likes them, then orders them direct from maker, or from places like Osmun - [Brass</a> Instruments, Accessories, Repairs, Custom Horn Mouthpieces, at Osmun Music](<a href=“http://www.osmun.com/]Brass”>http://www.osmun.com/) . I don’t think he’s ever bought anything from a walk-in instrument shop!</p>
<p>I know he has a favorite repair shop in NYC, but I don’t know the name of it, and I don’t know if it sells anything, or only does repairs.</p>
<p>There are quite a few music shops in the upper 40’s between broadway-6th ave. Sam Ash is on 48th street (163 W48th st), though I can’t talk about whether they have a good selection of mouthpieces for brass instruments or not…</p>
<p>Here is a list of some of the stores in the area that seem to be specializing in brass:</p>
<p>New York woodwind and brass (nywoodwindbrass.com) 168 w48th st (212)302-5893
International woodwind and brass 151 W 46th st
Brass lab 532 W 25th st (212)840-7165 (not entirely sure if this is strictly repair or sales; looks ike both). </p>
<p>As far as sheet music goes, Franks for classical music is probably the best resource now that Pattelson’s has gone under (sob…remember seeing them open on a sunday and practically crying in gratitude, when my son needed a score for the Mendelsohn that he forgot at home, pushing off the wrath of his teacher in the process:) 250 w54th st. BTW, that building is an incredible resource for music, there are a ton of music related businesses in there, including Luthiers, bow makers, Tarisio auctions and the like:). Colony is great for show music and the like as others have written. </p>
<p>Another resource for music, if you need the International Publishing version of a piece, they will sell retail (ignore what the website says), which has saved our bacon a couple of times so far.</p>
<p>The Juilliard bookstore also has a pretty good selection as well, currently on 64th st in a trailer, and it is open to the public.</p>
<p>Thank you all very much! I googled music stores in New York, but then again, you can never tell which ones are the best just by searching online. </p>
<p>Thanks, binx, for mentioning Osmun. I think my professor ordered the mouthpiece he uses now from them. My second choice if I can’t get to a store in the city is to take a road trip out to Boston and go to Osmun. If the weather isn’t too bad, I may do that anyway. :)</p>
<p>Osmuns is terrific. My son did business with them when he lived in Boston. As with Binx…he ordered most “stuff” online. Even when dealing with Chuck Levins…he never was in their store. He tried the instrument (on loan from someone) and then ordered it from Chuck Levin’s. </p>
<p>We also mail order music. We use a place called Eble Music and have for at least 10 years. Since I don’t want to appear to be advertising here…if you want more info about them…send me a PM. They are terrific.</p>
<p>for sheet music , there is no other place like Pedelson’s, opp/ carnegie hall.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that sentiment no longer belongs in the present tense. See post #11 in this thread.</p>
<p>It was actually a big news thing here in the area when Pedelson’s closed it’s doors. I am unsure whether or not they have continued on-line or not though.</p>
<p>The online section of their web site has the following notice in large letters at the top:</p>
<p>“Welcome to Joseph Patelson Music House
We are temporarily unable to fill orders until further notice.”</p>
<p>I do not know when or if they plan to get back into the online business.</p>