Custom music conducting batons without breaking the budget. All conducting batons made by a retired high school band director. (Thanks to Brooksie Collins).
Once upon a snow day in 2012, I chanced upon a Craigslist listing for a lathe. I always enjoyed messing around on my Dad's Shopsmith Lathe as a kid and thought that a midi lathe would be a great addition to my shop. I started messing around and thought I would try my hand at baton handles. I gave the first two away, posted a photo in the good old Facebook and began receiving requests for custom ba
02/26/2026
Heckman Batons at Booth H-92 in the exhibit hall. We’re set up and ready to go at the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference. We have all handmade batons with carbon-fiber shafts with wood and acrylic handles, handmade leather cases, MaestroVault cases and even leather trumpet mouthpiece cases.
Kansas Music Educators Association
02/16/2026
We just wanted to take a moment to thank the TMEA membership and attendees for a fantastic conference. As a retired band director, I love getting to mingle with the cool kids… aka music people. Thank you so much! And see you next year!!!
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TMEA ,
02/14/2026
Exhibit Hall closes at 1 PM today.
Booth 1686 at TMEA come see us. All carbon fiber shaft batons, handmade leather cases and accessories. Lots to choose from!
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02/13/2026
Just a few hours left at TMEA today and 9-1 tomorrow. We have genuine leather cases @ 65 each and our carbon fiber shafted conducting batons are 60 dollars each with a selection of Artisan batons @ 70 each. Booth 1686 come visit!
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02/13/2026
TMEA come visit! Booth 1686 largest selection of handmade conducting batons, leather cases and accessories! All shafts are carbon fiber!
02/10/2026
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02/05/2026
Texas Music Educators: Just some of the varieties of color and handle shape in both acrylic and wood that you can find at our booth not to mention a large variety of handmade leather cases, mouthpiece pouches and score magnets…
All conducting batons are made with a carbon fiber shaft by retired band director Brad Heckman.
Booth 1686 , come see us!
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02/04/2026
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02/04/2026
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