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Author: Robyn_765
Date: 2007-12-07 12:55
Hello all. I was hoping someone can help me find a repair tech near me that has a good reputation?
I asked once before on this board how to select one and it was suggested that I contact colleges nearby to see who they would recommend. Well, I did, and they never responded. I ended up choosing a music store that I knew had a good reputation, and I'm not sure I made a good choice. There were some "funny" things about the repair. There was black residue on almost all of the keys (it was completely re-padded), which cleaned off fairly easily with just a cloth. But just that it was not cleaned off in the first place disturbed me (since part of the price I paid was to have the keys cleaned and polished). Also, my clarion B and C still don't play exactly right sometimes - it has gotten better over time - when I first got it back, they were completely un-playable (I called the repair tech to ask him what he thought a couple of times, but he did not return my calls!), but there are still days when I can barely get the notes out, or they sound strained. Which is why I'm asking again....
Something is just not right with my clarinet and I'd like to get it looked at - play tested and adjusted by someone who knows. It does not seem to be in tune with itself - for instance when I am tuned playing G4, I am way sharp from maybe D5 through B5. To get most of the notes in tune, I have to pull the barrel and the middle joint out (the barrel is all the way to the cork and the middle joint is probably 1 mm) and even then, not all notes are in tune... Like I said, something is just not right, and I'm really getting frustrated!
I am between Greensboro NC and Danville VA. Can anyone give recommendations for a good repair tech? Or would it be worth it to send it off to someone for repair???
Thanks so much for all the help you've given me over the last few months...I really appreciate all the knowledgeable people on this board!
-- Robyn
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Author: Ed
Date: 2007-12-07 15:01
If you can't find anyone close, it might be better to ship it to someone who can do a great job, or travel, rather than have a second rate job done by a hack.
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Author: jwiseman114
Date: 2007-12-07 15:24
My advice to your question is that you find the best player's in the area and ask them. Very good players usually know good repairman. Some are repairmen themselves. Usually a repair shop with have an array of talent so that you may take it in but not necessarily have the best techs work on it unless you know ahead of time and can request a particular person.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2007-12-07 16:08
Be willing to do without your horn for several days and send it to a highly regarded technician. This, in my case, means that I have to have a worthy back up instrument so that I can keep up with my playing and practice schedule when my horn is hospitalized.
Be gentle with the horn after it has experienced the trauma (humidity and temperature) of travel.
If you contact me off line, I'll give you a referral.
Bob Phillips
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2007-12-07 17:29
If you're between Danville and Greensboro, Valley Repair in Salem VA would be a shorter drive for you.
Valley Repair is one of those "unknowns," but Glen Swizer there has done very good work on my Rossis and Buffets, and will never undertake a task that he's not sure he can perform well.
B.
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Author: redwine
Date: 2007-12-07 18:19
Hello,
If you send your instrument to Muncy, be sure to drive to pick it up and have Phil "tweak" it before you leave. He's great and his (and his wife, Pam's ) shop is incredible--worth a 4-hour drive, for sure.
If you go, tell them both hello for me.
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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