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Organisations that have kindly supported Blowzone

  • The Lions Club of Tavistock
  • West Devon Borough Council
  • Flute Cocktail

Organisations that Blowzone has supported

  • Tavistock and District Chamber of Commerce (Dickensian Evening)
  • Tavistock Music and Arts Festival (Artists’ Market)
  • Tavistock Muscular Dystrophy Group
  • Shigamba Schools in the Tabora Region of Tanzania, Africa
  • Tavistock Youth Cafe Project
  • Prostate Cancer Relief Fund (HMS Drake)
  • RSPCA

Social Media

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Instrument Repair

Jessica Rance Woodwind Instrument Repairs, Jessica is an oboist and bassoonist, and a musical instrument repairer, specialising in the repair of woodwind instruments. Many Blowzone members go to Jessica for servicing, repairs and for trading and upgrading instruments. Jessica trained on a 3-year course at Newark Technical College in the making and repairing of acoustic instruments. Candidates on the course were required to complete all aspects and prove their ability to play the whole range of woodwind instruments to a reasonable standard before gaining recognition as a qualified repairer. The final test for good workmanship was to make an instrument: Jessica made a clarinet from scratch using basic materials. Jessica worked in a music shop in Hitchin for 3 years before setting up independently from her home in Bedfordshire. She is now based at Thornmoor Forge, Thornmoor Cross, Lifton, Devon.

Lucy Annetts, L..A. Music, Lucy is a musical instrument repairer located in Ivybridge, Devon. She offers a professional repair service to Woodwind & Brass instruments.  All work is undertaken at the workshop in Ivybridge except large dent repair, plating & laquering.  Lucy attended the City of Leeds Music College gaining a qualification in Musical Instrument Repairs.  After gaining valuable work experience with Boosey & Hawkes at their Edgware Instrument Factory, Lucy worked for Michael White Musical Instruments in Ealing, North London.  LA Music was established in 1990. Many saxophonics members go to her for emergency repairs and regular servicing.

Mike Nottage Woodwind Repair  Mike is a musical instrument repairer located in Saltash.
He says,’ As a saxophone player and being married to a performing flute player, I am aware of how much care is needed to look after other peoples’ instruments. In fact the reason I started in the repair business was due to having one of my own saxophones destroyed when I put it in for a re pad. I enrolled on a training course with a repairer that I respected. During this time I took my own instruments (Saxophones, Clarinet, Flutes) apart and overhauled them before touching any one else’s. Amazing how working on your own pride and joy focuses your mind’.

Music Teachers

Musicteachers.co.uk is a free service which aims to support musicians in every aspect of education and performance. It is the leading internet service of its kind in the UK helping thousands of people every week find the right teacher for them.

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