Company History

November 1999 Best Brass Limited Company was established in Toyooka, Ryuyo-cho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture.
March 2000 Established a website on the Internet
April Two Trumpet Mutes (Wah-Wah) released
May Opened an office in Shogencho, Hamamatsu City
Trumpet mouthpieces and other items (9 models) released
February 2001 Four trumpet mutes (straight and others) now available
March Horn and trombone mouthpieces (8 models)
Release
April Received the Encouragement Award for Small and Medium Enterprises' Excellent New Technology and New Product Award
E-Brass, an integrated silencer for trumpets, is released
October High-power trumpet mouthpiece released
May 2002 New high-power trumpet mouthpiece model released
november E-Brass, an integrated silencer for horns, is released
February 2003 Trombone mouthpieces (3 models) released
March E-Brass, an integrated silencer for trombones, goes on sale
May E-Brass, an integrated silencer for flugelhorns, is released
June The world's first non-transposing Gestopp mute is released.
July E-Brass, an integrated silencer for bass trombones, is released
september Management innovation plan approved based on the Small and Medium Enterprise Management Innovation Support Act
March 2004 AIOLIA trumpet launched
June Winner of the Venture Award at the 5th Hamamatsu Genki Brand Awards
August Trombone warm-up album released
July 2005 ARTEMIS trumpet released
november Release of the "e-Sax Alto" silencer for alto saxophone
October Warm-up for TP, HR, BTB and EP released
december Moved to new office in Nishimachi, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu City
July 2007 Release of "e-Sax Tenor," a silencer for tenor saxophones
Release of the alto saxophone silencer "e-Sax Alto Type II"
september Trumpet silencer "New e-Brass" released
March 2008 Released "New e-Brass" silencer for HR, TB, and BTB.
March 2009 First exhibit at Musikmesse
May Brass mouthpiece "Groove Series" all 56 items released
september Release of trumpet silencer "e-Brass Jr."
January 2010 First exhibit at NAMM show
March 2011 APHRODITE trumpet launched
Release of the 3-WAY CUP trumpet cup mute
Release of acoustic guitar silencer "e-Guitar"
April Changed business type from limited company to joint stock company
May First exhibit at the International Trumpet Guild (ITG)
July Started importing Sauromute
november Winner of the Excellence Award at the Business Contest hosted by the Ganbaru Business Support Network
december Piccolo trumpet wah-wah released
Straight mute for TB/BTB - Full model change
February 2012 Release of straight piccolo trumpet
October First exhibit at Music China (Japan Pavilion)
november Pure Titan mouthpiece released
March 2013 Release of e-Brass III for TP/TB/HR
Released e-BrassJr. for TB/HR
May Gestop Non-Transposing Full Model Change
October Straight Mini for TP/TB/BTB now available
november e-Guitar Jr. Classic/Acoustic released
February 2014 Received the Prefectural Science and Technology Promotion Award
december First exhibit at Mid-West Clinic
April 2015 e-Brass IV (for trumpet) released
July A special feature on the best brass instruments was broadcast on the TV program "Wafuku Souhonke."
August Started importing The Staccato
December 2015 "Improved" model added to Groove series
First exhibit at Hamamatsu Musical Instrument Festival
May 2016 Warm-up nano. released
Cool Jazz for trumpet released
August Hamanaga Waterkey developed
september ARTEMIS –MAXIMUS– released
december Groove "HR-AX" and "EP/TB" released
January 2017 He was selected as the representative of Hamamatsu City as a musical instrument manufacturer.