ABOUT US

The technicians of BLOW Woodwind & Brass Repairs have been providing quality Repairs since 1991.

Our top Priority is your Playing pleasure! We believe the best way to achieve this goal is to ensure we give you the complete picture, to explain carefully the service we offer, and give an accurate appraisal of you instrument before we do any work. 

THE TECHNICIANS

DAN    -   NOEL  -  ANDY

Andrew Berrington - Trained as a woodwind instrument maker in Germany and worked for Trevor J James in London and John Lehner flutes in Sydney before starting For Winds in 1991.Since selling the company For Winds to Musicorp in 2004, and working as manager of retail and repairs for the company, Andrew has now gone back to doing what he loves doing best - Instrument repairs.

Daniel Braben – Studied woodwind instrument making at Newark College over 3 years before coming to work at For Winds. He then spent an extended period at W.Fischer in Bremen, Germany where he worked as a woodwind technician specializing in flutes. After returning to Australia he worked at For Winds, Musicorp and Billy Hyde Wind and Brass before coming to BLOW woodwind and brass repairs. Daniel is our flute/clarinet specialist who will offer exact workmanship in every repair/service he does.

Noel Stephensen – Noel studied Trombone at the Queensland conservatorium of music before starting as an apprentice at For Winds. Noel is a natural craftsman who has put his training as a technician and musicianship into the repair of musical instruments to achieve levels of repair rarely seen. Noel has worked for For Winds, Musicorp and Billy Hyde wind and Brass and has been at BLOW since july 2007

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BAND INSTRUMENT REPAIR TECHNICIANS N.A.P.B.I.R.T