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So recently I went to fix my bicycle at a local university's bicycle collective. For those who don't know how they work, they are basically volunteer-run and funded in part (or maybe in whole) by the university. They have a workshop that is open once a week for three hours that has all the necessary tools, equipment and parts to fix pretty much any problem you might have with your bike. Basically what happens is that you take your bicycle in and fix it yourself, with help from the volunteer staff who show you step-by-step how to do it if necessary, and the only thing you pay for is the parts that you use.
So I got to thinking - would something like this be plausible for instrument repair? I'm not sure how different the worlds of bicycle repair and instrument repair are but the bicycle collective is a really great idea IMO - it's inexpensive and great for people who like to DIY but don't have the necessary tools or space, and it's run by people who know what they're doing so you generally are taught how to do something the right way. If something like this was available for sax repair, I'd definitely do it - however, maybe I just don't know how much work it takes to be able to properly fix a saxophone and this is a terrible idea.
What do you all think? I'd love to hear the opinions of some of the "Distinguished SOTW technicians."
So I got to thinking - would something like this be plausible for instrument repair? I'm not sure how different the worlds of bicycle repair and instrument repair are but the bicycle collective is a really great idea IMO - it's inexpensive and great for people who like to DIY but don't have the necessary tools or space, and it's run by people who know what they're doing so you generally are taught how to do something the right way. If something like this was available for sax repair, I'd definitely do it - however, maybe I just don't know how much work it takes to be able to properly fix a saxophone and this is a terrible idea.
What do you all think? I'd love to hear the opinions of some of the "Distinguished SOTW technicians."