Large machinist lathe with a boring bit and centering guide. A plastic oboe upper joint is being prepped to have a broken tenon bored out for replacement.
Learning some new skills at work. This is definitely one where my “book nerd” side would love to have a good textbook to read & several more mentors. #bandrepair #bir #lathe #oboe
A pile of wood shavings sits in the foreground on a wooden table. Behind it to the left is a long handled spoon carving hook knife. To the right is a piece of wood showing a hollowed out center.
I might have accidentally acquired a new hobby while making a tool holder for work. #woodcarving #bir #bandrepair
A clarinet barrel is held in hand with the top metal tenon ring removed to illustrate wood shrinkage due to cold & dry air.
This cold weather is hard on wooden instruments. Friendly reminder to make sure the outside of your clarinet is warm before you blow air through it & keep an eye on the humidity too. My clarinet has an old surface crack & today it has a loose tenon ring. Time for some tlc. #clarinet #bir #bandrepair
An extremely long bodied bass clarinet with too many dang keys sits across a carpeted repair bench.
This is a bass clarinet with extensions all the way down to low C. Normally the lowest note on a clarinet is an E. As a player, these feel so alien to me. I’m impressed with folks who navigate all the extensions with ease. #clarinet #bassclarinet #bir #repair #bandrepair
