The lovely and talented,\u00a02 time\u00a0Grammy Award\u00a0Winner,\u00a0 Mary Youngblood,\u00a0brought her alto flute in for service. I performed a clean, oil and adjust on her instrument. She\u00a0was a joy to meet and\u00a0work with, along with being a\u00a0wonderfully creative\u00a0flutist and\u00a0person.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”377″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]Other Grammy Award Winning Artists whose instruments I have had the pleasure to work on are:\u00a0 Gerry Mulligan, \u00a0Bob Mintzer (Yellowjackets)\u00a0and Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band).<\/p>\n
John has been in the music business for over 50 years.\u00a0 He had a quartet in Detroit that played every weekend for years and learned the repair trade from a second generation family of\u00a0technicians.\u00a0John rebuilt the instruments for\u00a0many principal players in the\u00a0Detroit Symphony when he worked for Herb Couf, the saxophone maker. \u00a0He taught the \u2018Design and Mechanics of musical instruments\u2019 for 8 years at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, School of Music and serviced the instruments of the Omaha and Lincoln Symphonies. He spent many years at Yamaha Musical Products and Warranty Service in Grand Rapids, testing and setting up instruments prior to moving to Boston to build flutes for the Verne Q. Powell Flute Co. and perform restoration work for Wm. S. Haynes Flute Co.\u00a0 He also spent 5 years teaching a professional development workshop for \u00a0school band directors\u00a0for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and summer workshops for Gordon College.<\/p>\n
John has been the general manager of numerous repair shops from Boston to California and has traveled to many countries, purchasing musical instruments for serious musicians here in the states. \u00a0He has been involved in their design and manufacturing and has trained many workers in Asia to meet US standards. \u00a0As many local musicians know, we have been developing our own line of Pro Flutes and Pro saxes.\u00a0 Mr. Mark Tulga bought our NorCal Baritone Sax and our J. Gill Professional flute to play in the Music Circus productions here in Sacramento.\u00a0 Adjunct Professor of Flute at the University of the Pacific and Principal Flute of the Sacramento Philharmonic, Mr. Mathew Krejci plays our J. Gill Artist Model Flute as his backup to his gold Brannan Flute.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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