Join Dr. Derek J. Wright as he visits Vancouver, Canada and takes a tour of the Laskey Mouthpiece Factory lead by Joel Jaffe, Vice President of Backun Musical Services and Laskey Mouthpieces!
As I’ve been looking into learning the French Horn as an adult after decades as a performing rock guitar player/singer, I’ve really come to enjoy the Houghton RU-vid channel. Lots of great information. If I end up pursuing the Horn I will get one from you guys even though I’m in Vancouver BC, you seem to have the best inventory. Looking forward to seeing the new store. Cheers
I was fortunate to do the tour of the Conn-Selmer factory facilities in Indiana, which was fascinating. This place looks equally as amazing. Thanks for the look “behind the curtain!” Cool that this facility is so close to me (Seattle). Can anyone come to try out mouthpieces? By appointment I am guessing.
I worked at the Schilke factory near Chicago in the late 1970s, just doing menial tasks. Renold would come in once in a while, Paul Jeninga was making the valve sections. Ron Pinc made french horns. Scott Laskey sometimes came in to make mouthpieces but another man made them most of the time. The machines now are so much more advanced than they were then. I really would like to see the Laskey factory next time I am in Vancouver; I live near Seattle now. Are you going to make more trumpet mouthpieces soon? I have gotten some students on them and they usually like them very much.
