Instruments Brass Bell brings old instruments back to life Age had taken its toll on my alto sax, unplayed since 1992, so I brought it to Brass Bell in Glendale and asked if I could get it restored. A ...

Steve Bockus used a Bunsen burner's blue flame to do battle with a stubborn, stainless-steel flute. • He lowered the woodwind instrument into the fire, then tested its keys. • Still stuck. So Bockus ...

A stream of gaffes more than 30 years ago led to a unique and gainful business venture today for Mark Freitas. It was 1981, and Freitas, a student at California State University Fresno, was working at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the thousands of woodwind and brass instruments that cycle through the hands of students in the Irvine Unified School District each year, there is just ...

Jeff Stelling finds deep fulfillment in repairing all a myriad of musical instruments at Stelling Brass & Winds at 3119 Antelope Ave. He is putting a light inside this saxophone so he can see if its ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Bill Birthrong played saxophone in school bands as a young man, but admits that “I never got good it.” “My interest was more in how things work, taking things apart and putting them ...

Larry Mizell, owner of Mizell Music in Hagerstown, Maryland, is retiring and closing shop after 52 years. Mizell is a renowned instrument repairer, known for his expertise and quick turnaround times, ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...