musical instrument manufacturer industry musical instruments founded 1996 founder tevis and sheryl laukat headquarters sandy utah area served global products woodwind instruments brass instruments website http cannonballmusic.com cannonball musical instruments is a manufacturer of saxophones clarinets trumpets flutes and musical instrument accessories . the company was founded in 1996 by musicians tevis and sheryl laukat and is based in sandy utah . 1 cannonball specializes in professional handmade and uniquely acoustically hand customized instruments . 2 3 contents 1 saxophones 1.1 historical list of saxophone models 1.1.1 hand engraved models 1.1.1.1 unlimited 1.1.1.2 limited 1.2 serial numbers and manufacturing dates of saxophone models 2 trumpets 2.1 professional models 2.1.1 42 artist series 2.1.2 big bell stone series 2.1.3 lynx 2.2 other models 3 clarinets 4 flutes 5 patents 6 artists 7 the cannonball band 8 references 9 external links saxophones edit cannonball musical instruments first began as a saxophone manufacturer . cannonball saxophones in current production are student alcazar intermediate sceptyr and professional big bell stone series vintage series and key artist series models 4 are made in a variety of finishes including the brute aged brass raven iced black mad meg bare brass and hotspur iced black and iced silver . 5 6 7 historical list of saxophone models edit royal crown series wizard series 96 excalibur series 1998 knight series 98 knight series 99 knight series big bell global series 03 excalibur series big bell stone series alcazar sceptyr vintage reborn series gerald albright signature series key artist series hand engraved models edit most professional cannonball saxophone models are hand engraved at the utah facility and are categorized as unlimited or limited . 8 unlimited edit gerald albright signature soprano alto and tenor models feature hand engraving on the bell bow body and key guards including a pair of golf clubs as a nod to one of albright s hobbies . vintage reborn soprano alto and tenor models are engraved with a traditional style flower design . big bell stone series models produced since early 2013 excluding raven and hotspur are hand engraved instead of laser engraved . 9 key artist altos and tenors limited edit a limited hand engraving series for alto and tenor vintage reborn series saxophones is made concurrently with the unlimited engravings . chronologically the limited engraving series to date are lady godiva sea dog falcon empire 20th anniversary 10 the first pete christlieb signature vintage series models were a limited edition sporting an engraving motif of a drag racer emitting smoke and flames to portray one of christlieb s interests . 11 following the limited series these signature models were engraved with an unlimited flower design and were eventually replaced by the unlimited vintage reborn series . serial numbers and manufacturing dates of saxophone models edit a detailed list of serial numbers and approximate manufactured dates of cannonball saxophones is available at the serial number chronology page . trumpets edit after about a decade of manufacturing saxophones cannonball introduced a trumpet line . 12 cannonball trumpets currently in production include professional artist series big bell stone series and lynx ; semi professional sceptyr ; and student alcazar . professional models edit 42 artist series edit made in the usa and introduced in 2014 cannonball s artist series trumpets include 42 bb 42c c and 779 flugelhorn in various finishes . these received multiple industry awards soon after their release . 13 14 big bell stone series edit there are two professional models of big bell stone series trumpets . the big bell 725 series has a 4.921 125mm bell and the bavarian lion reverse leadpipe 789rl series has a 5.315 135mm bell . both have a medium large 0.459 11.66 mm bore and are hand built in germany . 15 lynx edit the lynx 688lx s series also made in germany is a pro model designed for lead trumpet players with a unique leadpipe 4.803 122mm bell and medium large 0.459 11.66 mm bore . 16 other models edit a silver plated semi professional model the sceptyr was added in 2014 . 17 the student model alcazar trumpet was introduced in 2013 with availability limited to lacquer finish . 17 clarinets edit cannonball arezzo clarinets were added in 2008 18 and include student zeloso semi pro fiore professional veloce and premium professional piacere models . 19 cannonball also produces various designs of clarinet barrels and bells in cocobolo and grenadilla . 20 flutes edit cannonball introduced its full line of mio flutes in 2013 including professional intermediate and student c flutes ; professional and student piccolos ; alto flutes ; and bass flutes . 21 22 23 intermediate and solid silver professional mio flutes are supplied with both a standard silver plated crown and a royal crown made of titanium with an inlaid dome shaped stone . 24 25 26 patents edit cannonball owns many design patents and utility patents from the united states patent and trademark office protecting its innovations such as the fat neck and the use of semi precious stones . 27 28 artists edit cannonball instruments are endorsed by over 150 musicians 29 such as gerald albright 30 branford marsalis 31 the new century saxophone quartet 32 raul agraz 33 winston byrd 34 the cannonball band edit to show their company is run by musicians 35 cannonball ownership and staff compose record and produce music videos of live and studio recordings . most songs are composed by ceo sheryl laukat with others by gordon goodwin and vince norman . performances feature president tevis laukat and staff ryan lillywhite randal clark and daron bradford on saxophones and ryan laukat and howard summers on trumpet . 36 in january 2013 the band performed with other cannonball artists at the cannonball artist namm jam hosted by gerald albright in conjunction with the namm show . 37 references edit enright ed august 2007 . cannonball s ascent . music inc. magazine 26 . warchol glen 16 november 2003 . quality is instrumental to utah business success . the salt lake tribune . p. e6 . sollitto zach may 2014 . what to look for in today s professional model saxophones . downbeat 80 . cannonball saxophone models webpage jazzwise magazine retrieved 25 september 2009 cannonball saxophone finishes webpage phillips zach may 2010 . brute force . music inc. magazine 99 . cannonball saxophone tour engraving webpage cannonball hand engraving webpage cannonball limited edition 20th anniversary saxophone models . sbo magazine 35 . january 2016 . pete christlieb bio webpage sax maker cannonball adds stone series pro trumpets . music trades magazine . june 2005 . editor s choice awards . music inc. 83 . march 2014 . best of the namm show 2014 . downbeat 72 . april 2014 . bavarian lion s dark roar . downbeat 84 . april 2013 . let s hear it for the band . the music trades 76 . september 2013 . a b cannonball trumpets webpage cannonball attacks a bigger battlefield . music trades magazine . may 2008 . cannonball clarinets webpage cannonball clarinet barrels & bells webpage flute expansion . downbeat 70 . april 2013 . cannonball blog flute introduction introducing mio . music inc. 55 . june 2013 . mio flutes webpage retail holiday gift guide . the music trades 77 . september 2013 . gear pro flute . music inc. magazine 76 . august 2007 . patents . salt lake tribune . 21 july 2009 . patents.com retrieved 25 september 2009 cannonball artists webpage gerald albright faq webpage youtube video of branford playing cannonball alto nscq links webpage raul agraz equipment webpage winston byrd artist page blog introducing cannonball run song cannonball youtube playlist of cannonball band songs cannonball musical instruments and gerald albright bring a taste of namm to spaghettini . smooth jazz news 24 . february 2013 . external links edit cannonball musical instruments website cannonball facebook page cannonball twitter page cannonball youtube channel cannonball instagram page namm oral history interview with sheryl laukat april 30 2009 namm oral history interview with tevis laukat april 30 2009 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cannonball musical instruments & oldid 737471022 categories musical instrument manufacturing companiesbrass instrument manufacturing companiesclarinet manufacturing companiesflute makersmanufacturing companies based in utah1996 establishments in utah navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 september 2016 at 01 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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