I went to New York City over the weekend and had an awesome time. I met up with an absolute monster Bari player, Gary Smulyan and great technician, John Leadbetter. Gary is my Jazz Bari hero and graciously agreed to give feedback on our 12.5M Wilmington necks. It seems rude to introduce Gary because he’s […]
The results are in, and the response and feedback we’ve received about the Wilmington altos has been 100% positive. Of course, our mode of operation is that of continuous improvement and we’ve already got some ideas about some small changes we’ll have the factory make on the next batch, but we’re thrilled to have set […]
I’m dashing off to New York and am looking forward to some cool things! I’m visiting my friend Guy at Chadash Clarinets on Monday morning. I met Guy at a clarinet fest, maybe around a hundred years ago, and I was mesmerized first by his wonderful accent and then by his amazing knowledge of all […]
We had an exceptional 2 weeks with Martin Wilkes at the Sax ProShop! Martin’s positive and upbeat attitude made everyone at the Sax ProShop feel like a super hero, but Martin was our hero too. I personally enjoyed having Martin as a guest at my house because we got to catch up and even got […]
Martin is a very thoughtful and caring person, as well as a technician, and I’ve been proud to watch his progress over the years as his saxophone repair and restoration business has grown and flourished. Additionally, Martin is an accomplished saxophonist, performing with the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” for over twenty years. Martin received […]
We had another great year here at MusicMedic.com and one of the reasons it was so cool was the addition of new tooling in our shop and how it has helped our products and production. A driver of creativity here has always been the way the different parts of the company work together and help our clients […]
I started repairing saxophones alone in my garage, later buying a big building and opened the Sax ProShop. We set out to repair Pro saxophones assembly line style which was then, a new idea. Knowing this would be an incredibly difficult undertaking, we chose technicians that we thought were exceptional and up to the task […]
We are always looking for ways make great things even better. This always involves putting our products through rigorous testing and real life use. When it came to testing MusicMedic EXTREME pads, there was no one more qualified than Wilmington, NC’s own Benny Hill. Benny is a seriously awesome working musician who practices and gigs constantly. […]
I was driving to work recently, and I got this idea I just couldn’t shake. I said, “Make a Bari. You should make a Bari.” I kept thinking about what it would look like, what features it would have. I decided that a Bari would be a cool first horn to make, because the challenges […]
Look out Shanghai, Here we come! As many of you may know, I have taken a year-long hiatus from trade shows and travel, allowing myself to spend more time in the Sax ProShop designing a new saxophone. But, before this decision was made, I had already committed to the Trade Show in China. I’m making good […]
Our policy at MusicMedic.com has always been to be open and share information with technicians and players. We place a great deal of importance on education, and I’m personally very excited to share our methods in the Sax ProShop with our readers. As you may know, the Sax ProShop is the world’s only assembly-line style professional saxophone […]
My job gives me the honor of working with so many great musicians from all around the world. This last week we were fortunate to work with my old friend and all around cool dude, now turned famous saxophonist, Michael Hernandez. Mike came in to pick up his soprano and spent 3 days in the shop […]
Considering our big focus on saxophones, this may come as a surprise but we’re knee deep in clarinets! We’ve spent the past few years working on clarinets and the results are amazing. Back when I went on a trip to China with friend, educator, and technician Lucas Pemberton, we visited a number of clarinet factories. […]
Dear NFA, It’s the first time in many many years that MusicMedic.com hasn’t attended NFA, and it’s because we’re taking a sabbatical from trade shows in order to design and make our own saxophone right at our shop in Wilmington, NC. But don’t think we’ve forgotten you! We’re going to miss all of our friends, […]
When I started MusicMedic.com in 1999 in my Onancock living room, I thought about how cool it would be to someday make a saxophone. I knew that goal was lofty and I would need a serious amount of tools, money, experience, and the skills to do it. It wasn’t something I could immediately pursue. At […]
Jeff and I just got back from a life changing trip to China and Taiwan. We visited over 15 factories while we toured the Chinese countryside. We noticed a lot of interesting differences between the Chinese and Taiwanese manufacturing styles. Our discussions on how these approaches compare to what we know of the French and Japanese styles were difficult to resist when we had time to kill […]
One of the MusicMedic.com Sax ProShop’s on-going goals is to be able to make great necks for saxophones of any make, model, and size. Our preliminary offering is for the Conn 12M baritone, and we got a note the other day from one of our recent customers. It’s letters like this that make it worth […]
Curt and Jeff are embarking on a trip this Saturday that will be a major collaborative effort between MusicMedic.com, the Sax ProShop, a new distributor, and a number of factories. They’re heading to China and it will be Jeff’s first trip there. First stop is visiting with Jerry and our friends at Tenon and Chateau. We […]
It’s a busy travel week for the crew at MusicMedic.com! Curt will be in Frankfurt, Germany at Musikmesse this week from Thursday April 7 through Sunday April 10. If you’re there, be sure to pay him a visit at Hall 10.2 Booth C32. He won’t have the new lathe or Saxophone Body Mandrels because they […]
The NAMM show is coming up soon and will be extra cool this year! The 2016 show takes place from Jan 21-24 in Anaheim, CA. We’re going to have a huge booth this year for a good reason: we’re bringing a lot of friends with us! The MusicMedic.com and Friends booth will be twice the […]