Name: Clarinet II Advanced Repair Techniques
Start: 2026-06-16T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-19T17:00:00-04:00
Location: 901 Martin St Suite B, Wilmington, NC

Take your clarinet repair skills to the next level! 🎶 This is a 4-day, hands-on intensive designed for emerging and experienced woodwind techs ready to dive deep into advanced clarinet work.
In this course you’ll cover:
✔ Detailed tone hole prep & shaping
✔ Advanced tone modification
✔ Crack repair (pinning & banding)
✔ Full tone hole replacement
✔ Precision padding & airtight seating
✔ Mouthpiece diagnostics
✔ Low clarinet (bass) leak detection & repair strategies
Work closely with instructor Miles DeCastro of North Country Winds — a professional repair tech and instrument repair professor — in a small, focused class.
🔧 Bring your tools and a Bb or bass clarinet — and leave with a ton of professional-level techniques to build on. This course is worth 2.8 CEUs and is ideal for technicians who already do basic servicing or have taken our Basics course.
Tools and spot availability are limited — register early to secure your place!
🌟 Meet your instructor:
This summer, clarinet professor Miles DeCastro of North Country Winds will guide you through it all. Miles is a professional technician and the Instrument Repair Technician at The Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), where he teaches instrument repair technology and maintains a fleet of 1,200+ instruments. Learn directly from someone who does this work at the highest level—every single day.