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Ashley Jackman, head technician at The Music Place in Melbourne, recently completed the Straubinger Pad Certification Workshop in Indianapolis, USA. This intensive course is exclusively for experienced repair technicians, and
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Congratulations Ashley - Straubinger ™ USA trained and certified flute technician. Apart from complete flute repairs and restorations with traditional pads, Ashley is now fully qualified to install and maintain the world's finest performing flute pads - Straubinger ™ flute pads.
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The most common cause of bent instruments is an incorrectly fitting case. Even without being dropped, a case that does not fit your instrument correctly can cause damage and bending to your treasured instrument.
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Wood, as a living material, is very susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity. With heat, wood expands and when it gets colder, the reverse happens.
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Saxophone necks and clarinet, oboe and bassoon tenons all use cork to create or assist the seal of the mouthpiece or joints. This is a fantastic revolution and allows for a far greater seal and stability within the instrument.
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Why should you have your flute serviced?
Unable to play low notes as easy as you could last week?
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WHY?
- Reduces wear on mechanical parts and the mechanism in general
- Mechanism operates more smoothly and maybe faster
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 The Music Place was selected as the official repair centre for the recent Melbourne International Festival of Brass. The festival is an annual event on the world's brass calander. Attracting a very large number of local, interstate and overseas attendees and artists, the festival runs for a week each September/October. This year featured an exquisite line up of guest artists and clinicians.
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Dents of this size can affect the playability of instruments and they look really ugly.
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The importance of DIY maintenance for your instrument is two fold –
a/ to have the player become more “in tune “ with their tool of trade and b/ to keep your musical investment in top playing condition.
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Instrument Repairs
