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Original Sax Pads… I just took these white pads form a very old C-Melody saxophone.  As you can see compared to a modern pad they lacked a little something. No heavy paper backing.  The glue just went straight to the felt. No tone booster. Just a little thread in the center of the pad to … Read more

Fixing other repairman’s work… I have had a rash of players having some other repairman overhaul their instruments and then bring them to me to make play right.  They pay the other guy a lot of money and want me to make it work for little to nothing.  As of today if I need to … Read more

Why me?  Like I have heard all my life never volunteer for anything. I never learn… I agreed to play the E-Flat Clarinet in my wind ensemble…  Why can’t I learn?

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I use to love it when a new client would come into the shop and before he even introduced himself I would hear “I go to the best repairman in the world in New York” my response was… “so go to him”.  Not the way to get the repairman you are talking and want to … Read more