A. Laubin, LLC is an American maker of oboes and English horns, formerly located in Peekskill, New York. The first Laubin oboe was made in 1931 by Alfred Laubin, a performing musician who was dissatisfied with the oboes available at the time. Building an oboe began as a home project, cranking a hand-held drill for the bore, and purportedly melting his wife's silverware to create the keys. Soon Mr. Laubin was able to make an instrument which met the demands of his own playing career. He then made more instruments which he demonstrated for other professional oboists, several of whom began playing Laubin oboes during this time. Jack Holmes and Ralph Gomberg of the Boston Symphony were early converts, and many of their students and other players followed. By the mid-1950s, Alfred was making oboes on a full-time basis. In 1956, Alfred's eldest son Paul Laubin joined the business. In 1958, they moved into the Penzel-Mueller factory in Long Island City. With the increased access to workers and machinery, production increased dramatically over the next several years, peaking at over 100 instruments per year by the end of the 1960's.