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Welcome to Gnomeland Services LLC! Your source for quality band instrument repair and instrument sales serving in Illinois' surrounding counties!

08/03/2026

Can you say happy August?!?! We delivered 6 brand new John Packer Euphoniums to Bradley West this morning!!!! To say Mrs. Brianna Harris is excited, is an understatement.

Gnomeland Services LLC is the shop for new and used instruments, as well as repairs. We work with schools and individuals alike to get them the BEST pricing and quality of service, no matter what. No questions asked.

At Gnomeland Services, we strive to get anyone and everyone into a good QUALITY horn no matter your situation or price range. Give Danny or Vanessa a call or send us a message. We are the ONLY shop in the surrounding counties that sells and seevices all band instruments.

06/26/2026

Disregard any email from my business that asks you for a reference... Email was hacked last night. All fixed!

06/24/2026

The shop is full of summer repairs, and Plum Grove was looking for Band Instrument training-

We had a brass cleaning party!!!!! They get to learn and we get your horns clean at the same time.

Shout out to Vanessa Evans who did much of the training and guiding throughout the day. She has perfected the process of brass cleaning and this is her 3rd set of trainees.

I got to work close with them during the solder and dent work phase of the journey. Watching that spark in their eyes to learn more about repair was really awesome.

Thank you to Elliot and Zach for your very hard work today. Knocking out 15 total instruments from start to finish, mostly baritones and euphoniums, with a few trumpets sprinkled in.

Check out a couple photos from the day, we are so grateful for the help!

06/18/2026

Our hearts go out to all the students, faculty, staff and families that attend Eastern Illinois University!

They were hit by extremely rough weather yesterday. Tornados are no fun....

My heart especially hurts because I graduated from EIU in 2011 with a degree in Music Ed. We hope everyone is safe!

Today we started working on EIU's marching horns, it is a great honor to clean and repair those instruments. Thank you for thinking of Gnomeland Services for your summer repairs- stay safe!

--Vanessa (and Danny)

06/15/2026

Sometimes tiny repairs make the biggest difference!

06/05/2026

HEAR YE HEAR YE! ATTENTION!!!!

Happy Thursday everyone! I am posting this not because I want to, but because I absolutely have to. After a great deal of deliberation & discussion, I have made the decision that I am well over capacity for the summer repairs. Therefore, I will be closed to walk-ins until further notice.

This decision does not come lightly. As many of you know, I do everything I can to complete every repair possible, but I also have to consider my physical and mental limitations. I currently have over 400 horns in the shop for repair, with about 40 more still coming from schools as they finish up for the year.

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! Thank you all for supporting me and trusting me with your instrument repairs and requests for new instruments. Nothing brings me more joy than taking in a repair and handing it back in great working order. I stand behind every repair I perform, and I will not sacrifice quality for quantity – or simply for the money. That is not how Gnomeland Services operates. I pride myself on doing the job right the first time, every time, and ensuring that each repair receives the full attention that it, and you as my clients, deserve.

If you have already spoken with me about bringing something in, or we have discussed pickups, please don’t worry! I will honor all repairs that have already been promised. There is a good possibility that spots may open up in August or September, and I will keep a waiting list for repairs. If an opening becomes available, I will contact you to see if the need is there. If not, no worries – on to the next person. I believe this is the fairest way to handle repairs for the remainder of the summer.

As always, if you have a true emergency (a repad is not an emergency 😛), I will do everything I can to fit those in. Emergencies would be a quick solder, H20 key corks, tenon corks, & quick regulations. If you’re unsure, please reach out. If I cannot help you at that time, I do have friends in the surrounding area (you may need to take a drive) that may still be taking on work. We need repair technicians more than ever. I am not the only shop that is so swamped that we don’t know which end is up. We will work together to make sure everyone gets taken care of.

I’ll continue to keep everyone updated as the situation unfolds as the summer progresses. I truly hope by closing the floodgates for a while, I can get caught up and take on more later in the summer.

I would not be successful without your support. I appreciate all of you more than I can ever put into words.

If you call, and I don’t answer, I am probably halfway inside a tuba. 😃

Godspeed, and see you all on the other side of summer repair madness!!!!

****Finn says "There are horns EVERYWHERE!!!!" 😁😁😁****

05/27/2026

PSA: If you haven’t contacted me about summer repairs yet, you should get on that. These are my pickups from yesterday alone, and I still have 5 more school pickups scheduled this week.

Please read this carefully:

There WILL be a cutoff for repairs coming very soon — likely by early July. One person can only take on so many repairs.

I will NOT be taking on repads or overhauls until at least fall. If availability opens up sooner, I’ll post updates here. This will help keep instruments moving through the shop efficiently.

As always, I will do my best to accommodate true emergencies, even after the cutoff. However, I have to prioritize the instruments currently in the shop so I can continue to provide the best repair experience possible.

I truly appreciate all the business and would never willingly turn anyone away. I am the ONLY qualified repair technician in the surrounding 4–5 counties, and demand for skilled work is extremely high. Despite the high demand for my skills and experience, I’m doing the best I can to continue providing high-quality repairs.

I will NOT sacrifice quality in my shop for volume and you can rest assured that repairs will be done right the first time, every time.

05/07/2026

Tonight, Vanessa and I had the joy of attending Reed-Custer High School’s final band concert, and what an absolutely wonderful performance it was. The hard work, passion, and dedication from every student truly shined tonight.

I also had the incredible honor of founding and presenting the first annual *Tyson Whittum Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship*. This scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in creativity, passion, and dedication to the fine arts, students who show exceptional artistic talent, a deep commitment to their craft, and a meaningful understanding of the impact art can have on both their lives and their community.

This year, a $200 scholarship was awarded each to a senior trombonist and a junior clarinetist. In addition, another $200 was donated to the Tyson Memorial Fund to help purchase a saxophone in Tyson’s memory, an instrument that will be available for any student who may not otherwise be able to afford participation in the band program.

To say I’m honored doesn’t quite feel strong enough. What I do know is this: continuing to move forward each day, healing, celebrating, and mourning together, is what this band family and school community does so beautifully.

A special thank you to Addie James Dennis and the entire RC crew. Tonight, they performed an arrangement of *Home*, and it truly brought tears to my eyes. It was beautifully written and beautifully performed.

More than anything, tonight reinforced something Vanessa and I have been feeling deeply: we have truly found our home here. Our house finally feels like home, and being part of the RC community fills us with gratitude.

Hug your loved ones. It’s okay to not be okay.

Wishing everyone a wonderful evening 🎶

04/18/2026

Shout out to Connor for buying his first Bach Strad bass trombone!

He worked hard to save up the money to make it possible, and we are honored to help him on his musical journey.

Thank you for thinking of Gnomeland Services!

04/15/2026

Yesterday, I drove back home to Wisconsin to surprise my nephew, Calvin by attending his spring concert. Not only to listen to him play, but they invited family and alumni to play the last two tunes with the combined 5th/6th grade band.

Cal had no idea I was there with my horn and lit up when I walked up with my trumpet in hand. It was really a beautiful wonderful moment being able to play alongside my Nephew.

Not only that, but my former band director Ms. Mary Jean Shimek, was my brother, Ronnie Evans and my general music teacher in grade school. We were able to get a photo with everyone. I also said hello to Rhex V. Arboleda who directed most of the musicals I performed in.

Music is important. Music brings families together. Keep supporting your local fine arts programs. Without these programs, we won't have musicians of the future.

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