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NOWfest Japan
Imagine yourself sitting in an Asian oasis…which turns out to be the home of the Japanese ambassador to the United States. You are sipping a glass of saki and dining on sushi and tempura amongst the well-dressed and well-funded benefactors … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts, Instrument Repair, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Arts Walk, brass repair, DC Chamber Orchestra, DC Concert Orchestra, DCCO, instrument modification, instrument repair, Monroe Street Market, New Orchestra of Washington, NOW, Randy J Mueller, Robert Schroyer, Saxophone repair, trombone repair, trombones, trumpet repair, woodwind repair
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In the Wild
Get a load of what came into the shop yesterday. It’s a Yanigasawa bronze tenor sax! A good friend and awesome player, Will Tynch, brought this baby in for a tune-up. All I can say is…WOW!!! Now Yo wants leopard … Continue reading
Snarky Puppy
There are a lot of things I could be snarky about here in Washington, DC, but who could be snarky about a…PUPPY?! Maybe that’s the genius behind the name of this 13 piece, jazzy-fusion-pop-instrumental band, in concert this week with … Continue reading
Posted in Concerts, Jazz Band, Uncategorized
Tagged brass repair, instrument modification, instrument repair, Jazz, Kennedy Center, Monroe Street Market, National Symphony Orchestra, NSO, Randy J Mueller, Saxophone repair, Snarky Puppy, trombone repair, trombones, trumpet repair, woodwind repair
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Revelry in DC
Last night Yo, Ava and I went to see a performance of the Washington Christmas Revels, a Nordic Celebration of the Winter Solstice. I knew about them when I was living in Portland, but never had a chance to see them. There are … Continue reading
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Last night we were invited to a holiday show at the legendary Birchmere, a dinner music club that’s been hosting bands in Alexandria, Virginia for 50 years. The headliner was Big Bad Voodoo Daddy…and they were both BIG and BAD, … Continue reading
Head-Scratcher
Here’s one that really makes you wonder. A guy comes into the shop with his girlfirend’s horn. Seems she hasn’t played in a while and wants to get back at it. So I open the case to find…a chemistry experiment. … Continue reading
Chopteeth Afrofunk at Hamilton Live
Last night we joined a group of friends for some rockin’ Afrofunk big band fun. We almost missed it because it wasn’t on the calendar, or perhaps because we were still in a post-vacation haze. Yo was in her PJs … Continue reading
Good Bones
Tim Dugen dropped by my shop about a week ago with a broken bone. Tim plays a Shires large bore trombone in The President’s Own US Marine Band. He came in to have a bell dent removed, but when I … Continue reading
Posted in Instrument Repair, Uncategorized
Tagged brass repair, instrument repair, trombone repair, trombones
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Music Medic
This week I had a nice visit at the shop from Curt Altarac of Music Medic and his musical colleague, Ada An from Hover Huayang Music in China. Music Medic is one of my main suppliers of pads, tools and … Continue reading
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