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Re: New Members and Lurkers

Author: jwiseman114
Date: 2007-12-12 13:04

That is indeed a question!

Like I said I was very lucky. I was a typical musician in this area that ended up in an Elkhart factory as a tester because the pay was OK and it was an easy job to suppliment my meager gig money. It was not a good place for the spirit. I did a lot of testing and some assembly here and there but the technique they taught there was all about shortcuts and hyper-creasing pads to make up for bad padding technique. Then a man came to the company that was not only a great player but a great tech and the lights came on. The assemblers and workers hated him because he made their jobs harder but for me, it was revolutionary.

My second mentor was easy. I already knew about her good reputation though I didn’t know just how good of a teacher/tech she would be. The factory job had worn me out and the Elkhart factories were dying…it was depressing. She needed someone and I had learned enough by that time that I fit the bill. I needed her as well. I needed a good teacher to “fill the holes” for all that I hadn’t learned in Elkhart.

What is your experienced/age? Can you move? I don’t think I can answer your question but I may be able to point you in the right direction. You may have to go to a repair school before you can get in a shop with a good mentor. There are great people out there. If you want it to be oboe work I have heard that there are only about a dozen really trusted oboe techs in the country that the pros send their instruments to. I would ask, on this board, who the really great ones are and then get their number, give them a call, and ask them what it would take to get in their shop. You might consider working at Fox. I know there are good people there and if you are a good player, they may have an interest in you.

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