The Henry Sibley High School Band recommends the following for instruments. Our recommended music stores are listed below the instruments. Please contact Ms. Powers with any questions.

Flute

• Pearl 665 RB Coda Series (Solid Silver Headjoint, with B foot)
• Pearl 765 RB Coda Series (Solid Silver Headjoint, with B foot)

Clarinet

Instrument – All solid Grenadilla wood

• Buffet R-13 (with Vandoren 5RV Lyre mouthpiece & Luyben ligature)
• Buffet E-11 (with Vandoren 5RV Lyre mouthpiece & Luyben ligature)
• Leblanc Noblet 45 (with Vandoren 5RV Lyre mouthpiece & Luyben ligature)

Mouthpiece Equipment

• Mouthpiece: Vandoren 5RV Lyre
• Ligature: Luyben plastic ligature; or Vandoren “Optimum” Silver ligature; or Rovner Dark Bb (leather)
• One box of Vandoren Clarinet Reeds (choice of 3, 3.5 or 4)
• “Thumb Ease” (thick black thumb pad)
• Mouthpiece patch (rubber patch that goes on top of mouthpiece)
• Reed Case: Selmer Clarinet 5 Reed Case

Alto Saxophone

• Selmer 52NG – Super Action 80, Series II (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)
• Yamaha YAS-62ll (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)
• Cannonball wide-bell (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)

Tenor Saxophone

• Selmer 52NG – Super Action 80, Series II (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)
• Yamaha YTS-52 (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)
• Cannonball wide-bell (with Selmer C^* mouthpiece)

French Horn

• Yamaha YHR-668NDII Professional Double French Horn
• Conn 8-D Connstellation Series Double French Horn, Nickel Silver Fixed Bell

Trumpet

• Yamaha YTR-8335RGS Xeno (with a Bach 3C mouthpiece)
• Selmer Bach Stradivarius 180 (with a Bach 3C mouthpiece)

Trombone

All with F trigger attachment

• Selmer Bach 36B (with a Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece) Med-Lg bore .525
• Selmer Bach 42B (with a Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece) .547 bore
• Conn 88H (with a Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece) .547 bore

Euphonium

• Yamaha YEP-321S

Groth Music

Two blocks south of 494 on Nicollet Ave. in Bloomington | Visit Website

Contact: Bill Golden | bgolden@grothmusic.com | 952-884-4772 x312;

Music Masters

Two blocks south of Southdale on France Avenue, Edina | Visit Website | 952-924-4141

Schmitt Music

Various locations around Metro – please visit the location with the specialty shop for your instrument | Visit Website | 952-435-2454

Eckroth Music

A block south of County Road D, Roseville | Visit Website | 651-704-9654

Contact: Terry Peffer | terryp@eckroth.com | 651-485-6228