Since before we opened the Instrument Lab in January 2021, Julie and I have been going non-stop with repairs, consulting work and designing and manufacturing innovative tools and accessories.

We are going to catch our breath and take a much deserved break between September 5th to 25th.

We’re off to Barcelona to see the sights, including the Stomvi factory in Valencia and visiting repair technicians in and around the Barcelona region. Of course, we will sample the Catalan cuisine and culture, and rest up to get ready for the fall launch of some great new tools!

Please note that the Instrument Lab will not be shipping products or repairing instruments during this time.

Orders placed in September will be shipped in the order in which they were received beginning the week of September 26th.

We have begun shipping our rechargeable, cordless, Power Handle designed to power our 5 different LightTubes™ Leak Lights.

You can read Gary’s FaceBook post about them here.

Whether you’re a musician, band director, student or band parent, the dizzying selection of accessories for your instrument can leave your head spinning when it comes to choosing what’s right for you!

the Instrument Lab will be offering a curated collection of accessories for brass and woodwind instruments for sale that Gary has personally selected from his years of experience as both musician and technician. You can choose the best of the best, and leave the rest!

I’ve been making extensive use of our desktop diode laser systems in our manufacturing process as well as in our repair and service side of the business.

I’ve just confirmed with Bill Mathews, Executive Director of NAPBIRT that I will be presenting a workshop titled “Tripping The Light Fantastic – How a desktop diode laser can make your shop money” at the NAPBIRT Annual Conference in 2023.

Mark your calendars to learn how you can use lasers to offer specialized services and increase your profits!

Based on our experience with both the XTool D1 and Ortur Laser Master 3 desktop diode lasers, we have become affiliates of both XTool and Ortur.
Starting October 1st, you’ll be able to go through our website to purchase the range of quality desktop diode lasers and accessories that these two companies have to offer.

Between word of mouth, social media and the press, people are starting to take notice of our little shop!

Here is a link to the most recently published article.