Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2015-03-02 21:23
Hands down, Dan Sagi of O'DiBella Music in Bergenfield. 456 S. Washington Street. I'm hesitant about given Dan's mobile # out here. O'DiBella's number is 201-385-5800
If our board's Jon Moses, acclaimed musician and man who referred Dan to me read this, he'd concur.
I bear no financial ties whatsoever to Dan or O'DiBella music. I am a very happy and repeat customer. Before knowing Dan I use to bring instruments to someone on Long Island, who shall remain nameless, who use to make me think that he was doing me a favor by taking my money to work on the clarinets i brought him.
Dan has as pleasant a demeanor as he is brilliant at instrument repair--an artist at what he does. I've taken clarinets with physical trauma problems to him that he has repaired better than before such incidents. He was born into this craft, fixing school instruments from his earliest days in school music programs. Still more, at times, he's loaned me R13s he just overhauled (amazing instruments) to play at gigs (yes, for a legitimate fee) while working on my clarinets.
He's worth the hour trip on the Garden State Parkway, especially if you'd like to avoid shipping as your discussed. Top repair guys in Manhattan won't do better, and will charge you a King's Randsom for their work, to effectively help you pay their astronomical rent.
If Jimmy Yan were still alive and cost was no option, I might (might) recommend him over Dan. Short of that, this is a no brainer in my mind.
One caveat, if you ALSO wish to get your keys replated, I might suggest another great tech in Indiana who does the plating himself (most shops turf it out.) Of course that would involve the shipping you're hesistant to effect.
Post Edited (2015-03-02 22:23)
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