Just when you thought it was safe to avoid changing the all season tires this year the first icy blasts from the East are a reminder that it's best to spend 2 hours in the garage on a sunday trying to locate the snow tires before it's too late. I knew where they were. It just took 2 hours to get at them.
You do develop a keen sense of adventure sometimes when presented with challenging repair work. Most routine repairs, those that require only minimal adjustments, are part of what makes a workshop tick along quite nicely and keep players playing. Another part of our business is dealing with situations with instruments that need far greater than the minimal. They need the maximum.
We had a rather disturbing phone call a few weeks back at Gazebo Music. Saxophone players can be a bit disturbed at the best of times, and we love them for that, but this one was troubled beyond the recognized and accepted level of turmoil we have come to treasure.
