From my start as an apprentice under two German master journeymen, throughout an international career and ongoing professional development, to today, thirty-seven years later, I continue to advance my skill in the art of band instrument repair.

The satisfaction of repairing or customizing an instrument is only exceeded by the distinction of gaining yet another satisfied client. 

As a technician, I have remained perennially curious, questioning how, and with what, we do what we do. An early adopter of new tools, techniques and materials, I am always looking for the means to make my work better, easier and faster with the creation of new tools, or the improvement of existing tools and accessories.

With a passion for my career, my unceasing desire to create and improve the tools used in repair, and the invaluable assistance from my wife and business partner, Julie, the Instrument Lab LLC opened in the USA in 2021.

Our mission is to offer an outstanding level of quality to both our repair and service clientele and to the technicians that use our innovative products.

Gary began his foray into music playing trumpet at age eleven and, by age eighteen, made his professional debut with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. He pursued jazz studies at Humber College in Toronto, Canada, and further studies at the University of Waterloo,  Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and West Virginia University in Morgantown WV.

During the course of his ongoing career as a musician, Gary has performed in Canada, Holland, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia in a wide variety of settings, including symphonic and chamber orchestras, big band jazz ensembles, jazz, funk and blues groups. 

Gary is a well-respected, professional brass and woodwind repair technician, trumpet maker, musician and educator with an international career spanning more than thirty-seven years. Gary has provided repair and customization services to a broad range of clientele in the United States, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Top orchestral musicians and soloists as well as renowned jazz musicians from around the world have come to him for his knowledge, skill and attention to detail when working with their instruments. 

As an educator, Gary has been invited to speak at universities and conferences to music students, repair technicians and music educators on a variety of subjects pertaining to musical instruments; their design, manufacture, maintenance and customization. At the WVU School of Music, Gary teaches MUSC 409, an introductory course on brass and woodwind maintenance and repair, as well as a week-long summer workshop tailored for band directors.