Brian Clauser wind instrument repair

05/03/2026

This flute was purchased used at an auction. It looked good and had all new pads. Apparently the previous owner did a DIY on it, but none of the pads were seated. I just spent two hours making it usable. Careful on what at times, looks like a simple job.

02/19/2026

Excellent supper tonight. Beef stew with dumplings.
The recipe is no longer on the Bisquick box. You need to Google it.

01/25/2026

Snowed-in is nice some times. I’ll stay busy

11/03/2025

10/30/2025

If you play a trumpet, it makes sense to clean it occasionally. Need help? YouTube is amazing. Don’t mix up the valves.

07/05/2025

One more time I ran into this problem. If you are considering purchasing a student model, used Yamaha trumpet… Pull the valves and make sure there are no blisters in the chrome.
See those tiny, shiny spots, those the blisters in the chrome. They drag on the cylinder walls and jam up the valves. Yes, you can file or stone them out.
FYI,
Brian

07/02/2025

Business has been slow since school left out. I picked these up yesterday. This will keep me busy for a while!

05/08/2025

Working on a trombone, I found the water key was wobbly. Soldered the tube back into the lever.

01/22/2025

I did this repair the other day. This is the top of a tenor sax, the octave key linkage. The part circled in black was broken in half where the red line is. The left half was gone. I made up new pieces and silver soldered them together. It works like new and doesn’t look too bad.

12/11/2024

Here is a new issue for me. The musician was having trouble with the lower end on their flute. I found a small creature was captured under the D # key, keeping it from closing properly.