Opening Hours

Windblowers opening hours are as follows: 

Tuesday 9-3pm
Wednesday 9-3pm
Thursday 9-3pm
Friday 9-5pm
Saturday 9-5pm

We will keep you updated regularly. 

We are very pleased to announce that the testing of instruments and mouthpieces is now available!

We are operating an appointment only system so please contact us in advance on 0115 9410543 (or via the online contact form)

The welfare of our staff and customers is very important to us. For this reason, we have introduced the following measures to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus:

• On arrival, please ring the bell and a member of staff will greet you at the door.
• Sanitising gel and masks will be available on entry.
• We would request that customers respect the two metre social distancing rule.
• A maximum of five customers will be allowed in the shop at any one time.
• There will be a 72 hour quarantine period for instruments left for repair, consequently we are unable to carry out on the spot repairs at this time. 
• All stock instruments and mouthpieces are sanitised and quarantined as appropriate.
• Enhanced regular sanitising is in operation throughout the store.
• Continuous air purification of testing room to HEPA European standard.

Windblowers staff are committed to giving you the best service at this challenging time and will keep you informed of any changes as they develop.

Featured Product

Lovely Used Courtois EEb Tuba - Great Price £2995!

#328594 (CC958) This is a 4V fully compensated EEB Tuba in a lacquered finish .

The Courtois 181 is similar to the Besson Sovereign John Fletcher model having a lower leadpipe position, 19" Bell and large shank mouthpiece receiver. It also has a Lyre Box and carriage rings so suitable for all players Orchestral, Brass Band or Marching.

It has been fully serviced , has a silver plate 3L Denis Wick mouthpiece ,complete with tuba stand in it's original case. The case has only one wheel but is still very serviceable. There are one or two minor dents as you might expect and the lacquer shows signs of use but overall the cosmetic condition is good for a used Tuba.

Courtois of Paris have been manufacturing quality Brass instruments since 1840 so if you are looking for a used professional EEb Tuba we're sure you won't be disappointed.

Any questions please contact us or pop in and have a blow.

*VAT free purchase is not available on this instrument

View the Courtois 181 EEb

All About The Bass - Specials

There's no treble here, just the boom, boom bass!
Big IS beautiful!
If you're looking for bass instruments at low prices, feast your eyes on these beauties!

JP Cadence Baritone Sax (Second Hand)                           £2250.00

Courtois 181 EEb Tuba (Second Hand)                               £3395.00

Pearl 201 ES Alto Flute (Ex-Demo).                                   £1292.00

Vito Bass Clarinet (Second Hand)                                      £ 895.00

The Largest Selection of Sheet Music and Wind Instruments in the Midlands

Welcome to Windblowers, the Midland's premier wind instrument centre.

We offer the largest selection of sheet music and wind instruments in the Midlands. Our comprehensive selection of new and used instruments and our large range of instrument accessories means we always have everything you need for saxophones, clarinets, flutes, trumpets and trombones plus many other musical instruments from the world's leading manufacturers available and in stock.

All our staff are friendly, highly experienced and knowledgeable plus we have our own fully qualified instrument maker and repairer who offers specialist attention to your instrument.

Windblowers are proud to be the UK agent for Bernd Moosmann bassoons and also suppliers to local authorities, music societies and various educational establishments.