11/06/2026
Skills Continuation Course: May 25th to 29th.
This has certainly been a vibrant week - Action packed with repairs, giving Lynne a great deal to think about in solving so many complex repair problems.
Of course this is what you would expect, as these students were not beginners, and as such will certainly have saved up some difficult repairs to bring along to the course.
We love a challenge, and I particularly enjoyed playing my small part in helping out with some dent removal, lathework and silver soldering.
Lynne has summed up the week below, and as usual I have to thank her for the superb delivery of this course!
Hi Trevor
Here are a few words about the Continuation Course.
What fantastic students we had on the Woodwind Continuation Course!
Despite the unusual heat, they were a lively and committed bunch, armed with some great instruments to work on and many questions! We had everything from piccolo to bassoon via saxes, alto and bass clarinets. With such a range of instruments it was inevitable we would cover a huge array of repair techniques.
Work included all types of bodywork, dents, thumb rest fitting, crack repair, flute body soldering, instrument straightening, key fitting and soldering, regulation, shimming, tone hole work, cork pads, tenons, double reeds…. the list is pretty endless.
We were also very fortunate to be able to access Trevor’s vast knowledge throughout the week. His meticulous demos on all types of soldering, dent repair, rods and screw making, lathe work and more were very well received, and the students and I were most appreciative of his time and expertise, both in demos and working one to one with the students.
All in all, a full-on but very enjoyable course!
Lynne
