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Clarinet Restoration Recommendation By Chance?

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:25 pm
by olivegreenink
Someone asked me for a recommendation for restoring a 100 year old clarinet. I just know brass lol. Does anyone have a trusted woodwind specialist? Instrument is in DC though I think they regularly wind up in NYC. Cheers

Re: Clarinet Restoration Recommendation By Chance?

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:30 pm
by Trav1s
I'd recommend Aaron Barnard at https://www.barnardrepair.com/ in Cedar Rapids, IA. Fair prices and knows his stuff. I found a really nice 1973-ish Yamaha YTS-21 sax and he did a total repad/setup on it. I ended up with a killer horn for much less than what It was worth. Shipping a clarinet would not be too expensive either.

Re: Clarinet Restoration Recommendation By Chance?

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:47 pm
by RichC
If they’re passing through New Jersey, Larry Frank Woodwind and Brass Repair, Audubon, NJ. 267-567-4278.

Re: Clarinet Restoration Recommendation By Chance?

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:34 pm
by Doug Elliott
If it's in DC, Lee Lachman is the woodwind repair guy to talk to.

Lee Lachman Woodwind Services
https://www.facebook.com/woodwindservices

Lee Lachman Woodwind Services, College Park, Maryland. Woodwind Services is a professional woodwind repair shop located in College Park, MD.
Phone: (301) 345-3389