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NAPBIRT Sales Listing – Joel Smith Music 24 Mar 2025, 9:26 pm

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NAPBIRT Clinic @ Washington Music Center 7 Feb 2025, 9:53 am

Along with 3 other awesome presenters, I had the honor of presenting my String Repair Clinic at the recent NAPBIRT Regional Clinic, held at Washington Music Center in Silver Spring, MD

Lego stuck in trumpet… gotta love 7 year old younger brothers 30 Jan 2023, 2:25 pm

Lego stuck in trumpet… gotta love 7 year old younger brothers

Soldering a Tuba 17 Jul 2022, 1:39 pm

What do you need while soldering a tuba? A snare drum stand in a vice of course!

New Lathe Cabinet 12 Jul 2022, 12:06 pm

Moved my 1940’s Atlas Craftsman Lathe to its new home…a Harbor Freight 44″ Tool Cabinet with modified butcher block top and back splash. Plenty of storage space for tooling and materials.

Band/Orchestra Rental 12 Jul 2021, 5:47 pm

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Flute Modification for Right Index Finger Amputation 17 Jan 2021, 6:27 pm

I was contacted by an Occupational Therapist about one of her clients that was a flute player and had to have her right index finger amputated. The client wished to continue playing flute, but obviously was going to need some modification to her flute. I recycled a low Eb key, lower joint rib, and Bb key from a donor flute to fabricate a “thumb lever” so she could play F with her right thumb, instead of right index finger. I did also have to modify the case so the flute would fit. Other than soldering on the new key mechanism, no modification was made to her flute, so it could be removed in the future if necessary.