[mgoldsax010]

Hi all,

New to the group, woodwind repair tech in-training here! I'm a saxophonist, taught elementary music for five years, and I recently decided to take an opportunity working at a clarinet shop where I am enrolled in a clarinet repair course, and starting saxophone in January. I'm loving it so far! Any advice from other techs? How did you all get started?

Glad to be here, thanks for having me!

 

[motteatoj]

Watch every Matt Stohrer video, amazing insights....

Stohrer Music

 

[mighty boosh]

Matt's videos are absolutely fantastic. I've turned into a bit of a sax hypochondriac after watching so many - imagining uneven tone holes, bent bell, loose rods etc every time I pick up my sax.

 

[mgoldsax010]

Watch every Matt Stohrer video, amazing insights....

Stohrer Music

Awesome, I'll check it out!!

 

[datsaxman]

They are good. And your sax already has those maladies. More or less.
Might as well learn how to address them.

 

[allenlowe]

I would get a little drunk and maybe take some LSD. This will either bring complete enlightenment or absolute confusion, but there's no way to know until you do it.

 

[saxoclese]

Two excellent reference books are available: The Complete Woodwind Manual by Reg Thorpe and The Saxophone Manual by Stephen Howard. You do not have to be a member of NAPBIRT to purchase the book from their website. You might also consider joining. I have found NAPBIRT to be an invaluable source of support, training, and education since I became a member 18 years ago. Another good resource are the Repair Guides at MusicMedic.com.

 

[PigSquealer]

Hi all,

New to the group, woodwind repair tech in-training here! I'm a saxophonist, taught elementary music for five years, and I recently decided to take an opportunity working at a clarinet shop where I am enrolled in a clarinet repair course, and starting saxophone in January. I'm loving it so far! Any advice from other techs? How did you all get started?

Glad to be here, thanks for having me!

Buy several junk / parts horns. Practice every kind of repair. Dents, reattaching posts. Stuck rods, bent tubes, mashed keys and bent anything. Learn soldering or straightening bodies. Do it all on the test subjects. Then learn pad work & tuning.

Good luck