The faint sounds of a tuba playing the songs of German composer Richard Wagner could be heard Monday through the halls of the Albuquerque Public Schools’ Lincoln Complex. Chris Smith was testing out ...
“The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the people who maintain the 140,000 musical instruments owned by Los Angeles Unified School District public schools. Funding for music and arts education has been ...
In the Clark County School District musical instrument repair shop, the warble of a clarinet is as common a sound as the hiss of an acetylene torch. CCSD has more than 350 schools, most with band, ...
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 ...
For Avery McDaniel, the back-to-school season is the busiest time of year for his musical instrument repair and rental shop in Beloit, Wisconsin. McDaniel Music Repair’s business renting and repairing ...
Pete Rodriguez is a musical mechanic. At 84 years old, he's become a local legend in the musical repair world. "I love working on musical instruments," said Pete. He graduated St. Mary's with a music ...