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Good Repair Technicians

Author: KAF
Date: 2002-07-26 21:25

Hello Everyone:
This is my first posting. I have been reading this Board with great interest for several weeks, and recognize from the discusssions that a number of participants are very experienced and knowledgeable on all matters related to the clarinet. So here comes a rookie's question - how can you find a good repair technician?

I live in a mid-sized city, where the retailers and repair shops seem to concentrate on school bands and the array of beginner/intermediate instruments. (For example, the largest local Buffet retailer seldom has more than four or five professional-quality instruments in stock at any time, and usually no more than one of a kind.) To make matters worse, I play an older English clarinet, which I know has a bore size of about 15.2mm, and yet one technician I took it to described as a small bore horn!

There is a decent-sized group of professional and semi-professional players in town, but when I've raised this topic with a few of them, I get the feeling that the identity of good technicians is a trade secret - usually the answer is "yeah, I hear he's O.K.".

Is there some way other than word of mouth that will help me find a good technician, or am I destined to continue shipping my horn away to another city every time I need an adjustment?

Thanks for your help...

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