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[tomjazz]

Hi i am 47 and live in peterborough uk. iv never achieved anything in life as yet but i do want to learn to do woodwind repair as i have a great interest in saxophone but i cant afoard to quit work and go to collage Iv managed to buy one of the main books to try and study at home but i need more books ,vidio, special tools, and even old saxophones to practice taking apart.or does anyone know of anyone in my area that would be willing to help me.in some way i know this is asking alot but i am so depressed inside at wanting to do something so much and cant afford or get any help so if you have any old saxophones, flutes, books or you know the kind of tools that would get me started, or you or you know someone else that would help train me then please be so kind as to help my email address is [email protected] thank you in advance Tom.
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[griff136]

Tom,

do you have the Reg Thorpe "complete woodwind repairer" book?

an absoloute must in my opnion.

very thorough, well laid out book,

covering repairs and tool making etc.

I am a repairer myself and I use if often as a reference.

PM me if you need any advice

 

[Pete Thomas]

And if you buy it from this page:

http://www.petethomas.co.uk/saxophone-repairs.html

a percentage goes to my charity fund

 

[tomjazz]

Hi Thank you for your advice do you think you could give me a list of tools you think i would need as a minimum to start i hope you dont mind thanks again Tom. oh and the book i bought is called "A guide To repairing Woodwind" by Ronald Saka