Private company

Cannonball Musical Instruments

American musical instrument manufacturer

Cannonball Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, flutes, trombones, and musical instrument accessories. The company was founded in 1996 by musicians Tevis and Sheryl Laukat, and is based in Sandy, Utah. Cannonball specializes in professional, handmade, and uniquely "acoustically hand customized" instruments.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

Cannonball Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, flutes, trombones, and musical instrument accessories. The company was founded in 1996 by musicians Tevis and Sheryl Laukat, and is based in Sandy, Utah. Cannonball specializes in professional, handmade, and uniquely "acoustically hand customized" instruments.2

The story

Royal Crown Series

Wizard Series

'96 Excalibur Series

1998 Knight Series

98 Knight Series

99 Knight Series

Big Bell Global Series

'03 Excalibur Series

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Big Bell Stone Series

Alcazar

Sceptyr

Vintage Reborn Series

Gerald Albright Signature Series

Key Artist Series

Hand-engraved models

Most professional Cannonball saxophone models are hand engraved at the Utah facility, and are categorized as Unlimited or Limited.

Unlimited

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.

Key Artist altos and tenors

Limited

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

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. Following the limited series, these Signature models were engraved with an unlimited flower design, and were eventually replaced by the unlimited Vintage Reborn series.

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Products and brands

  • woodwind instrument

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Professional models

42 Artist Series

Made in the US 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.

Big Bell Stone Series

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" (11.66mm) bore and are hand-built in Germany.

Lynx

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" (11.66mm) bore.

Other models

A silver-plated semi-professional model, the Sceptyr, was added in 2014. The student model Alcazar trumpet was introduced in 2013, with availability limited to lacquer finish.

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Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$435.6K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $435.6K in all. PPP loans $435.6K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $233.9K20202021 · PPP loans: $201.7K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$201.7K$201.7K
2020$233.9K$233.9K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$233.9K PPP loan (first draw) from Zions Bank, A Division of4To CANNONBALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sandy UT; $182.5K forgiven Mar 11, 2021
  2. Jan 27, 2021$201.7K PPP loan (second draw) from Zions Bank, A Division of4To CANNONBALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS L.L.C., Sandy UT; $204.1K forgiven Apr 4, 2022