Steve Bockus used a Bunsen burner's blue flame to do battle with a stubborn, stainless-steel flute. • He lowered the woodwind instrument into the fire, then tested its keys. • Still stuck. So Bockus ...
KEARNEY — Jeff Stelling doesn’t flinch when asked about his instrument repair business. “If it’s broken, we can fix it,” he said. Since founding Stelling Brass & Winds in 1994, Stelling has repaired ...
Mostly, Rieck says she see people bringing in their grandparents’ old instruments for their sons and daughters. She recently remodeled her store to expand the size of the shop, which Rieck says is the ...
TV creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation gives $1 million to safeguard the future of an LAUSD program providing free, repaired instruments. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma marked the occasion by performing with students ...
After so many dents, dings, scratches and scuffs, it’s hard to imagine music sounding from a trumpet that looks like a twisted piece of brass. Daniel Parker, CEO and President of the Colorado ...
DAYTONA BEACH — Bill Birthrong played saxophone in school bands as a young man, but admits that “I never got good it.” “My interest was more in how things work, taking things apart and putting them ...
For more than 30 years, Michie has operated his Locust Street storefront to help musicians on their stringed journey — from sizing and selecting their instruments and bows in a Harry Potter-esque ...