The Music Place Woodwind Mouthpiece Care One of the most important parts of the saxophone or clarinet for generating the sound is the mouthpiece. Making sure you take good care of it will prolong its life and ensure ease of playing. The faci... 1 May 2025
The Music Place Hot Tip - Teaching Online In this clip Judy speaks a little about migrating to teaching online.... 20 Nov 2024 Quick Bites
The Music Place Hot Tip - Practise In this clip Judy and Jenter discuss a couple of isolation practise tips.... 20 Nov 2024 Quick Bites
The Music Place Intro to Shakuhachi With the enforced home time at the moment why not take the opportunity to learn a new instrument! Adam Simmons explains in three, easy to follow steps how to produce a sound on Shakuhachi. Shakuhachi ... 20 Nov 2024 Quick Bites
The Music Place Oiling Keywork - Woodwind Instruments Tips for oiling woodwind keywork WHY? Reduces wear on mechanical parts and the mechanism in general Mechanism operates more smoothly and maybe faster Helps prevent pivot screws and rods from seizing H... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Bore Oil - Wooden Instruments 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. Oiling can help stabilize it. In low humid... 20 Nov 2024 Quick Bites
The Music Place Best Case Scenario Our head technician, Cal, discusses the most common way instruments get damaged. The best case for your instrument means you spend less in the long-term scenario. The Best Case Scenario for Your Instr... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Do I really need a service? Sometimes I am asked if there really is much to be gained from an instrument service. Obviously, I believe there is - and here's what I've learnt from my years at the workbench. Musical instruments ar... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Bob Reeves Valve Alignment Shane spent a lot of time with Bob Reeves and his team on their recent first Australian trip. Here's some things he picked up. Recently, The Music Place had the pleasure of hosting Bob Reeves, John Sn... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Cork Care Most woodwind players regularly deal with cork, here's some information about where it comes from and a couple of tips on how to care for it. What is cork? Cork is the bark of an evergreen tea commonl... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Instrument Sterilisation We get asked a bit about sterilisation of instruments and with the current Coronovirus we’re getting a few more questions. We’re not doctors, this is not medical advice. It’s simply a collection of in... 20 Nov 2024
The Music Place Joy Key Installation Ever wondered what the process for installing a new water key is? We put a 'Joy Key' on a trumpet slide this week and here's a clip of how it went. Would you like a Joy Key on your instrument? Give us... 20 Nov 2024
