What is Swedging? In a world where skills and craftsmanship are all but lost to replacement and disposability, the Music Industry is holding its ground. Instruments needed to perform to a very high level and consistently must be smooth running, well-oiled machines. In woodwind repair, key fitting is literally the pivotal point between greatness and […]

Tell us about how you got started, where do you work and how long have you worked there? Well, I got started really early. I was only 17. I was often in Musicstop, my local music store in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was usually there buying reeds and mouthpieces and saxophones and saxophone related stuff. […]

We first learned about Tyrone Fredericks Jr. from Scott Brodt at Nazareth Music, who praised his young technician for being an outstanding saxophonist and musician, as well as a talented and competent technician. Upon hearing such high praise from his former boss, we had to learn more! After speaking with Tyrone we are excited to […]

About a year and a half ago, I decided to take a hiatus from traveling for work and it has been an awesome year of spending time with my family and digging into more projects.  However, I found myself missing some of the travel, especially visiting students at repair schools. So, I’m very happy to […]

Jeff Neuhof is a thoughtful technician in a sweet spot! He is doing mostly intermediate and pro work and does not have to service a rental fleet. Not to say that working on rentals is beneath him! He just happens to be lucky enough to be able to send his rentals to another shop! Yet […]

No doubt, you were very disappointed when you went to NAMM last year. We’ve all heard the stories of techs having to talk to their therapists to get over the absence of MusicMedic.  We took last year off but heard 2017 was a sleeper with hardly any parties and nothing to do. So saddddd. Well, don’t […]

Curt, Ryan, and Sara have been very busy prepping and packing because that Sax ProShop is ready to take the show on the road for the first time in 2018!  First stop in Fairfax, VA tomorrow for the 40th International Saxophone Symposium at George Mason University.  As always, this is one of the go-to events […]

Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I work and live in Brisbane, State capital of the state of Queensland, Australia (not far from the Gold Coast).  This is my hometown, and over the years my work has included a reasonable amount of teaching as well as repairing.  I also did a […]

Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am the Band Instrument Repair Technology instructor at Renton Technical College in Renton WA. I have been there since August of 2016. Before that, I was a repair technician at Twin Village Music in Lancaster NY and Kennelly Keys Music in Lynnwood WA. […]

Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am the owner of Grizzle’s Woodwind Shop, located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. After receiving my Master’s in clarinet performance from the University of Southern Mississippi, I moved to Memphis, Tennessee and worked as a full-time repairman for Amro Music. I studied repair under Robert Scott […]

Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am the owner/operator of Precision Woodwind Services which has been at its current location between Issaquah and Renton, Washington, since 2003 and in the greater Seattle area since 1991. What do you specialize in? Although I work on hundreds of brass and woodwind […]

I am co-owner and technician at Carl’s Pro Band in Bloomington, IL.  I began apprenticing in 1997 with my father/business partner Carl Thacker, and have been here ever since!  2017 marks my twentieth year in the trade and at Carl’s Pro Band. What do you specialize in? I personally specialize in high end brass repair […]

Do you know why pad assortments are so wonderful? Our brilliant leader, Jeff Massa, decided to add pad assortments after our friend and customer Lee Hirschmann at The Band Shoppe made the recommendation.  It’s a big decision for a band instrument repair shop to switch their brand of pads and the pads assortments make it much easier. After spending some time getting feedback from […]

Where do you work and how long have you worked there? Since July 2016, I have been the instrument repair technician at The Crane School of Music, State University of New York- Potsdam.  I also own and operate a professional clarinet shop out of my home called North Country Winds, which I started in September of 2016.  […]

My Name is Lee Hirschmann. I am the owner and operator of The Band Shoppe, LLC. in Baltimore Md. I have been professionally repairing and building musical instruments since 2007 and started The Band Shoppe in 2016. I am a graduate from both Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery and Minnesota State College Southeast Technical. I am […]

Have you noticed how many great new tools are being made at MusicMedic in Wilmington, North Carolina?  At MusicMedic, it is of the utmost importance to be surrounded by independent and thoughtful people.  We want everybody to have a great time with what they’re doing, with resources available to inspire creativity and problem solving. When we hired […]

Thank you for all your interest in the Wilmington Alto! We’ve called and spoken personally with many of the owners of Wilmington Altos, and have appreciated and taken to heart their valuable comments.  From the beginning, we have kept production small to easily implement improvements at the factory several times a year. We also don’t […]

Our next technician spotlight focuses in on Gary Underwood of Underwood Music Inc. in Winter Park, Florida. He’s been a friend and customer of ours for a long time, fabulous woodwind multi-instrumentalist, and he’s known for his professional sax and clarinet work.  He began repairing instruments in the Army in the ’80’s before founding a […]