Klarinet Archive - Posting 000487.txt from 2005/01

From: "mlmarmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Good repair techs (was: [kl] Thomas Ohme service?)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:33:05 -0500

L&L Brass and Woodwinds in Gaithersburg is good, as they worked on my Buffet
R 13.

They have a great shop for fixing things.

Mike Marmer
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From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: [kl] Good repair techs (was: [kl] Thomas Ohme service?)

>
> John D. Stackpole wrote, re. good repair techs,
> >Since we are on the (off) topic, any recommendation
> >for Washington DC area (or even Prince George's
> >County & south to Chuck County - Waldorf)?
>
> If you're willing to cross the Potomac into Virginia, Peter Ferrante at
> Presto Brass & Woodwinds is excellent, IMHO. He learned the trade in the
> Navy band. Don't let his crummy little upstairs shop scare you off. He
> sells reconditioned used instruments on consignment, too.
>
> His prices seem average for the area. Though I do a lot of my own routine
> work now, he's restored several vintage instruments for me. He's always
> done a fine job. I think he's worth every dime he charges. He's honest
> and he's finished minor work on a clarinet for me in just a few days,
> though sometimes he's slow on big jobs. On my 1926 bass sax, which needed
> massive restoration because the previous owner had dropped it, he had to
> special order some parts, and farmed out the dent work to a guy who
doesn't
> work directly with the public. I didn't get my horn back for more than a
> year, but that's a rare delay--and the work was outstanding.
>
> 2219 N. Columbus St., Suite 302A
> Arlington, VA 22207
> 703 - 841 - 8335
>
> The shop is in the first block off Lee Hwy. Turn off of Lee opposite the
> McDonald's.
>
> Lelia Loban
>
>
>
>
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