A Cleveland music company with roots reaching back to 1922, Grover/Trophy Music Group remains run by the fourth generation of the Berger family. Its long history has carried it from wholesale instruments into proprietary musical manufacturing, including the Flutophone, which the company says has sold more than 50 million units worldwide, while serving everyone from major orchestras to school bands and garage players.
Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution LLCFamily-owned and operated in Pennsylvania, Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution brings carefully selected woodwind and brasswind instruments and accessories to the U.S. market, including its own handcrafted Moe Custom Clarinets made in Pennsylvania. The company’s German-trained instrument makers draw on more than 40 years of combined experience in Europe and the United States, pairing distribution with a full-service workshop for professional setups, repairs, and historic overhauls.339992POTTSVILLE, PA
Schulmerich Bells, LLCSince 1935, Schulmerich Bells has crafted handbells and MelodyChime instruments, growing into what it describes as the world’s largest and oldest existing handbell company. Its artisans blend traditional bellmaking with technology, having produced well over a million handbells for institutions worldwide, while the company also refurbishes instruments under factory supervision and preserves a lifetime warranty on its handbells.339992GREEN LANE, PA
The American Whistle CorporationColumbus-based American Whistle Corporation is the nation’s only manufacturer of solid brass whistles, making them start to finish in its own Ohio factory since 1956. The small, family-owned operation hand-finishes and inspects each whistle while producing more than one million a year, and it also die-strikes custom logos onto whistles used as safety tools and lasting keepsakes. Visitors can see the process at the company’s working factory, which is open for tours.WORTHINGTON, OH
Wolf Music Products b.vBorn from Willy Wolf’s 1964 invention in an Amsterdam home, Wolf Music Products b.v. makes shoulder rests and related accessories for violinists and violists. The company developed its Forte shoulder rests in a Utrecht backyard shed and is now run by Willy’s son Robert and his wife Simone, who introduced sparkling, three-dimensional colored shoulder rests alongside newer production methods. Its products are latex-free, with a broad range of adjustable models designed to accommodate individual players.BUTLER, PA