About Us

John Ingram and Bernhard Brauns have been doing business as Ingram and Brauns Musik Shoppe in Modesto and the surrounding since 1985.(See Modesto Bee article “Music Men” dated July 26, 2004)

We have 3 stores, two in Modesto and one in Pleasanton.  Our original location on Yosemite Blvd. is a state of the art full service repair facility that services many of the professional players in the area and all over the United States.  All three of our stores carry a full line of instruments from all of the major manufacturers, including: Yamaha, Getzen, Conn, Selmer, Ludwig, Deagan, Yanagisawa, Musser, Bach, Gretsch, Hohner, Zildjian and many others.  We also carry a fine selection of sheet music.

Bernhard Brauns received his Comprehensive Band Instrument Repair certification from Allied Music Corporation, which was known as one of the most prestigious repair facilities in the nation.  He is also a certified Professional Straubinger technician and has studied with such notables as Bob Getzen, Jonathon Lindell, David Straubinger and Eddie Strege (Badger State Repair).  He is also a certified bench jeweler.  He is an accomplished trumpet player.

His numerous awards and certificates include:

Allied Music Corporation Comprehensive Band

Instrument Repair Course Certification                         1986

Straubinger Professional Installation Certification        2000

Jonathon Landell Master Flute Maker: Overhaul &

Mechanical Professional Flute Repair Course                  2001

Vermont Guild of Flute Making

Award of Excellence in Flute Building                            2001

Revers Academy of Jewelry Arts

Jewelry Technician                                                       2002

JA Bench Jeweler Certification                                    2002

John Ingram, Bernhard’s business partner and friend is a music teacher with over 40 years experience at both the High school and Middle school levels.  He earned his Baccalaureate Degree in Music from Cal State Hayward and his teaching credential in 1967.  He has also completed certification classes at Allied in Saxophone and woodwind repair.  He is currently teaching music at Pleasanton Middle School and also operates our second (and busiest) location in Pleasanton.

He is an accomplished clarinet player and private instructor who has been instrumental in growing our Pleasanton lesson studios, which now serve over 800 student per week

Our newest location at Bangs Ave is our largest showroom facility complete with lesson studios that currently serve 100 students per week and are still growing.