News

Year-end Blowout

Union Music has greatly reduced prices on its entire stock of used student violins (all sizes currently available), including case and bow. Come in to our store and have your young musician fitted for the perfect instrument.

Recent arrivals

  • We just got a shipment of Cannonball "Big Bell Stone Series" trumpets, including the following:

    • Model 725-S
    • Model 789RL-S (the "Bavarian Lion")

    These silver-plated trumpets, Made in Germany, are carefully hand-crafted by master trumpet builders and then shipped to the U.S.A. where acoustical experts make precise adjustments to perfect tone and intonation. Cannonball is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Check out the new carbon fiber cello case from BAM France. It's lighter and stronger than anything we've seen so far. We are offering this case for a 30% discount.

  • We recently got a Marcinkiewicz Coppola model trumpet in the store. It's a large bore horn with a 7 leadppipe. We're selling it for $1,600. This one is worth trying out, so feel free to stop by and play a while.

  • And then there's trombone news... We invite you to come by and try out a Bach Model 42BO trombone. This one is silver-plated and is beautiful. The price is $1,500.

Union Music Goes Hollywood!

Well, maybe not Hollywood, but how about the Discovery Channel? That's right, we were recently featured in an episode of MythBusters. The myth is about a trombonist who allegedly put fireworks in his mute and lit them during the 1812 Overture. Supposedly, the mute went flying out of the horn and hit the conductor in the chest, knocking him into the audience. At the same time, the backfire went through the trombone and badly burned the player's lips.

Fact or fiction? Using trombones and mutes they got from Union Music, MythBusters busted this myth. Oh, well...

  • We're pleased to introduce a new line of brass practice mutes from Bremner Music. The sssshhhhhhMute is available for trumpet, French horn, trombone, and bass trombone.

    Here's what Bremner has to say: "Your current practice mute is probably giving you unreliable pitching and poor tuning ability. The extra breathing necessary through incorrect resistance is probably forcing you to cut short your practice sessions as well. Several years of research by award winning cornetist Trevor Bremner has resulted in the best practice mute ever."

    Here's what Mark Lawrence, principal trombone in the San Francisco Symphony, has to say about these mutes: "Just terrific."

    The next time you're in the store, ask to try a sssshhhhhhMute.

    "What a beautiful store!"

    That's the most common remark we hear from people who visit our new location. Here's our address:

    1710-B Market Street
    (between Gough and Octavia Streets)
    San Francisco, California 94102

    We have about three times the retail space as our old store.

    Our studios are ready to go, and we have recently updated our list of independent music teachers.

    We recently expanded our collection of sheet music. Drop by sometime and take a look.


    One-month special sale on new clarinets and flutes

    50% off the following instruments

    • Selmer CL301 clarinet
    • Vito 7212 clarinet
    • Armstrong 102 flute
    • Selmer FL302 flute

    Offer good while supplies last. Call us at (415) 775-6043 or send an e-mail if you have any questions.

    Read Ken Garcia's article from the San Francisco Chronicle: Music right note for horn players