David A Bierman Band instrument repair

09/11/2026

Maybe never forget

02/03/2026

Somebody told me this was National ukulele day along with Groundhog Day. And with the prediction of 6 more weeks of winter I thought I'd just sing a little song "Bye Bye Blues" to help drive The Blues Away😉🌝🪕🎶

12/23/2025

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

11/11/2025

10/04/2025

09/27/2025

The Maiden voyage of my new saxophone/ woodwind work holder mandrel.
I should have bought this a long time ago. It's much easier than mounting the instrument on a cloth covered tapered wooden mandrel via the Bell. Now a light test tool or leak light as it's called can easily be sent down either the Bell or the main body of the instrument without removing it from the work mandrel. This particular one is made by the Ferree tool company.
Used in conjunction with my newly bought LED rope test light which is brighter than the incandescent light I used to use makes the job of adjusting up called regulating go much more efficiently.

09/26/2025

Stretching or using thicker Springs does not compensate for a broken valve guide...

09/14/2025

I learned this past week that a long time mentor and business neighbor passed on somewhat suddenly last week. This news kind of sent me into a tailspin that day because it was unexpected.

This has been a challenging summer between the passing of my 103 aunt, the floods and the 5 weeks of rain in May, then heat wave then more rain on and off throughout July.

And now the passing of a mentor and business neighbor who has always been available throughout the years whenever I had questions within my field and business.

In the mid to late 70's he snd his wife moved into that building until his family outgrew the house . He and his wife had gotten married in the yard to a string quartet with harpsichord. Mind you I was finishing high school at that time. He was very supportive of my choice of majoring in music education and always gave great advice when I needed it in college.

Later after his family out grew the house he kept that property and the building for his business of string repair. And after I finished College and went into repairing band instruments he gave me great business advice un the subsequent years.
He was a good Mentor so it was quite a shock with his sudden demise..

It's quite a loss to the string Instrument Repair world, but most of all i will miss his advice whenever we got together for lunch and was very helpful when I subcontracted string repair work to him since i don't usually do string repair.

Rest in peace IBK

09/11/2025

May we never forget...

08/01/2025

Damaged Thumb / octive key mount gets soldered back on the flute.