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One of the greatest times in my life was definitely the time I spent at the University of Southern Mississippi, where I studied saxophone performance with Dr. Lawrence Gwozdz. Dr. G was a great influence in my life and I continue to learn from him. So, I’m super excited to escape the impending doom of […]

Today, we had a visit from classical saxophone superstar, Elliot Riley, alto player with the Rascher saxophone quartet! It is a true honor when one of the finest classical saxophonists in the world trusts you to overhaul (Überhaul, really) his instrument. When our friend Elliot comes to the shop, the whole place lights up. Of […]

Just the other day, we received a visit from a bunch of old friends! We were thrilled when we found out that Lucas Pemberton would be paying a visit to our shop. He had been in Jacksonville, NC, working on base at Camp LeJeune with former student and technician Staff Sergeant Michael Pratt of 2nd […]

The other day I came back to my desk after lunch to the most wonderful thing… There was a package from my good friend Eric Satterlee, maker of the MDRS and owner of Meridian Winds. Well, the last time I had a package on my desk from Eric it was a framed mock-Diploma from a […]

The die cutter that we use in the Sax ProShop to cut out Aperture pads for modern soprano saxophones (the ones with a hole in the center) broke the other day and we made a new one. After going for a couple weeks without this tool, we all wondered how we ever got along without […]

Behold, a Marvel of Modern Science! A Mastery of Sound Projection! Your Ears will not Believe what they are Hearing! Introducing a Machine that brings you the utmost in Performance, Beauty, and Distinction. A Talking Machine that projects with Clarity, Volume, and Perfect Rhythm! Music has never before been so Beautifully Rendered! No Concert Stage […]

A little while back, my very good friend, baritone sax hero, and RooPad endorser, played a concert and mentioned RooPads and MusicMedic.com in his program. We are all more than honored to have Kenneth Coon of the Rascher Saxophone Quartet on our side, using our products and playing instruments that we have worked on. Check […]

The Sax ProShop just had a great visit from Saxophone Soloist Cole Belt, who is finishing his studies at Northern Arizona University this year with Jonathan Bergeron. We were honored that Cole would hop on a plane and fly across the country to the Sax ProShop to work with us. Cole has amazing tone and […]

For many years now, I have been repairing saxophones. From the very beginning of my days working on saxophones, I would look over the work I was doing and make theories about what “should happen”, and then compare that to what actually happens in practice. Very often in the beginning, my theories would not actually […]

For years, technicians have been struggling with the inadequacy of blued steel springs that break when tension is put on them. However, many of us continue to struggle with these springs because we just don’t like the feel stainless springs on woodwind instruments. MusicMedic.com has solved the problem. Soon, we’ll have our great new blued […]

Darrel Brown Customer service MusicMedic.com If you’ve noticed a new voice on the phone lately here at MusicMedic.com, it’s because we’ve got a great new member on our team! Darrel Brown grew up in Philadelphia and later moved to Wilmington, Delaware. He later attended Delaware State University to study sport science and education. Of course […]

We have the best customers at MusicMedic.com! Imagine so many technicians and players sharing their ideas and creative solutions with you everyday. It’s really a joy and sometimes it’s a gas! I just got an Email from a good customer who is getting more into instrument repair. He wrote to tell me what a great […]

Curt Altarac, Steve Goodson, Rich Zimmerman at the NAMM show in California. Earlier this week, I received an Email from a technician asking about our swedging pliers and the new sizes we have. He said that he heard about our new pliers on Steve Goodson’s forum. I checked it out and what a great review […]

The new MusicMedic.com Sax ProShop website is finally up! Of course, we’ll be adding a lot of information to the site but already there are some things to see. To check out our prices, modifications we can do, how we do what we do, or just learn about who we are, come visit SaxProShop.MusicMedic.com I hope […]

I promised in an earlier post that I would tell you about this amazing horn I picked up in Basel while I was traveling from Paris, France to Frankfurt, Germany. I’m writing this post from a hotel in Frankfurt, and the Messe just ended. I’ll tell you more about the Messe later, but in an […]

Every year, we head off to the Messe in Frankfurt and follow the hard working week with a short vacation somewhere in Europe. I always look forward to the trip and it’s always a lot of fun! This year is a little different in that the vacation is preceding the trip to the Messe. So, […]

Hey Everyone, The new issue of “Bench Notes,” MusicMedic.com’s exciting and informative news letter, is out. Read Bench Notes8 by clicking the banner above or read any of the previous issues by clicking over there —–> I hope that you find something in there that will help you with your repairs. I’m particularly excited about […]

NAPBIRT Convention and the Frankfurt Musikmesse It’s that time of year again, when we pack up and head across the sea to MusikMesse! MusikMesse 2011 is being held from April 6-9th in Frankfurt am Main. We’ve got a lot of exciting new products to show this year, and a new, larger booth to show them […]

I’ve got a great week of travel and clinics planned but there’s still time in my schedule for a visit or two. If you’re around call me, text me, facebook me, just get in touch and we’ll get together. If you would like to come to a clinic, I’ll be talking about saxophone tuning and […]