Kansas City saxophone repair

[Jazzer]

Does anyone have suggestions for a good sax tech in the KC area? I was given Heritage Music but they guy who owned it and repaired saxes has sold it to a brass player and moved out of town.

Although this brass player can also perform woodwind work, I prefer to have someone who really plays sax working on my horns.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Jazzer]

BUMP

[grega]

you would be better off driving about 5 hours or so to Cedar Falls IA, and taking your horn to Randy Jones (Tenor Madness).

[Mike Ruhl]

Look up my old high school buddy, Harold Steinhardt, in Overland Park, KS. Harold and I played together in the band at Shawnee Mission South High, back in the mid-1970s. If you get in touch with him, tell him Mike Ruhl says hello.

[retread]

Try Dooley Weilert, 913-722-1878. Dooley has worked on saxes since WW II. I believe he's pushing 90 now, but keeps a shop in his garage. He does most repairs while you wait. Many KC-area sax players swear by him. For dents Brian, the brass guy at Heritage, is excellent (and seems to be good on general sax stuff). When Dooley tests a sax he grabs his mouthpiece, slaps on a dry reed, and plays away, using lots of air support. Dooley's shop is a disorganized museum of sax tools, parts and pads.

[Koutetsu]

Meyer Music sends all their repairs to some pretty reputable people. One guy they use has a trailer devoted to it, because he got kicked out of the house. The other one that does mine always does a great job.