Balu Musik

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Balu Musik is your one-stop shop for high-quality but affordable french horns and world-famous Balu

05/11/2026

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Replacing the ring on this custom Yamaha 861.
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05/07/2026

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Photos from Balu Musik's post 12/11/2025

Y’all, perfect gift for Christmas and more! Customize your caps with one of our many designs, AND we just figured it out how to engrave around the caps. You can add a message. Google balu laser engraving. The Planets on these caps.
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11/29/2025

Y’all Black Friday is here. Here is a Yamaha 668 that we took the lacquer off, compression is perfect, 9.9/10 cosmetically. We are happy to upgrade this horn with our laser caps engraving. We have a LOT of different designs, just google Balu Laser caps engraving to choose the one you like ($350 value). This horn comes with an original yamaha case. Available on our website for $5695.
Please DM us with any questions.
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11/23/2025

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of having Roger in the shop to pick up a set of our Wagner Tuben mutes for their Firebird suite. One of the few works that require a mute for the WT and obviously, ours are the best. Thank you Roger, St Louis Symphony and all the other orchestras who are using them!
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10/06/2025

Y’all last tasty for a bit, going to Romania to spend more time with family. Will be back soon, shop is open for drop offs and pick up, all online orders will be promptly shipped. Thank you and have a great week ahead.
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07/13/2025

Good morning y’all! Last täèstÿ espresso before leaving to Romania to spend time with my mom and bro. It’s been two years. I will be back on 8/5 in the shop but Balu Musik is not close. My two amazing assistants are available for drop off and all available things on the website will be promptly shipped thanks to them. For those waiting for the horns, thank you for your patience, I can’t let things out of my hands until I think they are as good as they can be. I delayed my departure by one week to finish work and my mom was like bro wut be happening???
Can’t wait to see them and eat über organic food, (they use zero chemicals in the garden!!!) and participate in the daily ritual of w**d plucking.

Photos from Balu Musik's post 07/02/2025

A complete restoration of a Raoux natural horn coming. Stay tune for this one, it’s gonna be spectacular.
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Photos from Balu Musik's post 06/27/2025

Y’all, wish I was at IHS but the next best thing is sending the Primus. Go to Ken’s booth and play this sorcery. It’s why when I got the calls I grabbed it and walked on stage confident that the horn is there so it’s up for me to deliver. Which obviously I did.
Text me at 5307746871 or google Balu Primus horn for more info, and why it’s important to involve the customer for the final decisions: leadpipe, taper, alloy. You get to spend two days with me to finish your next horn. One horn a month, July-September are booked.
Miss all of you, have a great summer ahead!
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12/09/2024

Y’all, the Holidays are almost here and if you need to practice at home you know you need the best practice mute money can buy. It cuts 25-32db (depending if you play Mozart or Mahler) and ain’t got no funny notes around the registers. We have very few of them in red mahogany and onyx. This way that cat who just likes to take a nap and stay toasty is not like, ughh, why are you playing the tuba??? I know, I know, I’m exceptional at memes but they are a bit from a decade ago.
Many thanks to those very patient with our Gandalf-level repair. I have issues letting things go until they are the absolute best they can be.
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Google balu practice mute
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410 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
60605

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm