The past two years we’ve prepared for this moment. Dr. Brian Bowman’s mouthpieces are now available through all of your Griego Mouthpiece Dealers. If you know of a Dealer that carried Bowman mouthpieces before but is not a Griego Dealer, no problem. Have them contact us at sales@griegomouthpieces.com to get set up.
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Bowman Mouthpieces
Thursday, August 6th, 2020Trombone Cleaning Rod Now Available
Monday, June 15th, 2020I preferred “Clean ‘N Go”, but when I Googled the name, it came up as a car wash in many states, so I had to go with what the webmaster and wife told me to do. Boring, but will help with searches for “Trombone Cleaning Rod” and people that do not know about Griego products.
We made 100 of these back in 2017 and sold them all by word of mouth. We got nothing but great feedback so we decided it was time to release them to the world. It’s nice to have a handle, and it’s very nice to have a small 6″ container that carries your cleaning rod.
Watch this video to make sure you’re loading the cleaning rod with cheesecloth correctly and using the cleaning rod correctly. Be careful to not overextend the cleaning rod and dent your end crook accidentally.
If you ever have any questions please ask them before you try something that could be wrong.
here to purchase your own Trombone Cleaning Rod (TCR 3000)
USPS Shipping during Covid Crisis
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020We wish our customers nothing but health during these current times. Due to the pandemic that is going around the world we are currently unable to ship to the following countries.
Please view the link before making your purchases. We appreciate your business and can not wait for things to be back to normal. Please support your local brick and mortar stores that are Griego Dealers.
See you sometime in the future.
Christan Griego
NAMM 2020
Thursday, January 9th, 2020Griego Mouthpieces will be going to NAMM in Anaheim California with mouthpiece kits. We are sharing booth space with Getzen Instrument Company, and Edwards Instrument Company.
Many of you know that I’ve worked at Getzen/Edwards the past 21 years and built mouthpieces at GSI on the side. Griego Sound Inventions is what GSI stands for if you’re interested.
It’s been a crazy 17 years of making mouthpieces and we’re still having fun. Drop by and test the new mouthpieces.
If you know that your local dealer is going and you cannot, ask them to drop by and see if they will stock some Griego Mouthpieces so you don’t have to become a dealer and get into NAMM.
Midwest Recovery Post
Monday, December 23rd, 2019Chicago this time of year is tough. It’s cold and the wind seems to tear through your body when you step outside. We setup the booths on Tuesday morning starting after 8am and we’re normally done by 2pm. We have people arriving all day and we get our schedules organized for the exhibit booth starting at 9am on Wed-Friday.
It’s not tough work per se, it’s more the standing on your feet and the constant barrage of sound hitting your ears that makes you exhausted. Jonathan over in the Yamaha booth lost his voice from all of the yelling over the noise. Personally my voice survived, but is still a bit ragged 3 days later.
There were a ton of people that visited our booth to try instruments and Griego Mouthpieces. It was nice to hear people play and help them find mouthpieces that fit their instrument better than what they were on before the show.
Marshall Gilkes and I did a tongue and cheek video on how to test instruments at the event. While it was meant to be funny, the more I thought about it I think it wasn’t all a joke. You should play something articulate like la gazza ladra, something legato like rochut or bolero, and even Tuba Mirum. Some people thought we were making fun of them, but it’s not, it’s making fun more of the environment and many interesting conversations we have.
You need to make sure your equipment can play these different styles so while our video was tongue and cheek, it may have been more serious than we meant it to be. Hope everyone out there has a great and safe holiday season. See you in January.
New Oft Mouthpieces
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019Sometimes it takes me a while to get a new product up on the website. Part of it is that it takes time to get to the paypal buttons made, content written, and our webmaster updated to get all of the new products up.
The other side of the coin is that after developing a mouthpiece I want to make sure that it’s 100% ready and no changes need to be made before offering to you.
These Oft mouthpieces, for example , have been tested in BSO for the past year and we know they’re working the intended way. No alterations were needed for Toby on his last trip here. I know you don’t want to know all the details of manufacturing, but we do properly test all of our products in great length before putting them in the public eye.
Hope you love em.
Onward to 2020
Saturday, December 14th, 2019We’ve been working on a few projects in 2019 and we’re launching them all here at the end of the year.
1. Toby Oft’s mouthpieces have proven themselves under the gun for the past year and so we’re letting them be available on our shopping cart, or through our dealer network that offers trial periods.
2. Brian Bowman mouthpieces are now available again from our dealers and on our online shopping cart. We are excited to continue manufacturing this mouthpiece to the exacting standards the line is known for.
3. Alessi 6 series small shank are just now coming off the machine and will be available as well shortly. If not on our cart they will be available through our dealers/distributors. We will be working toward getting them on our shopping cart as well.
4. Our Cleaning rod that was light and small will be available again in January of 2020. Keep checking back on our website for all these updated products.
5. Classic Bousfield line, the Bousfield line will be offering a deeper cup for those that demand it. We will be shipping these in January to dealers/distributors everywhere around the world.
There’s a ton of things we’re working on still so make sure to keep in the loop by following us on the FB’s, and wherever else you can find us.
See you at Midwest next week if you’re going.
Christan
Christmas 2016
Sunday, December 18th, 2016Griego Mouthpieces last day of shipping today 12/18/2016. Any Christmas orders that are urgent, please contact one of our respected dealers. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will start shipping again on January 2nd.
Ian Bousfield
Sunday, November 1st, 2015In 2013 I developed the 4147-IB Tenor trombone with Ian Bousfield for Getzen Instrument Co. At the time Ian had been working on developing a mouthpiece line that had started before the instrument designwork.
Fast forward to 2015 and discussions were had about the possiblity of moving manufacturing to the USA with GSI LLC (Griego Sound Inventions LLC) and pushing the designs forward. This led me to work on his mouthpiece line.
There are many new creations that are going to be offered within his line of mouthpieces. The redesign brought new aspects that allow us to bring his complete approach to the forefront. From small changes to the outside of the mouthpiece to more drastic internal changes, the pieces play great.
We are working with our dealer/distributor network to make sure these are near you to test. If your local dealers do not have them, ask them to get them for you.
Griego End of Year Hours
Monday, December 15th, 2014We are shutting down December 15 through January 1st.
You will be able to find us at Midwest Band Convention this week in Chicago.
We have a lot to do to get ready for 2015, and so we ask that you purchase any last minute Christmas Gifts through our Stocking Dealers.
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