brass repair
SCOTT MIMS
Woodwind and brasswind specialist. A St. Paul native and Central High School graduate, played sax in the University of Minnesota marching band before switching to Southeast Technical College (Red Wing). At Red Wing Scott studied woodwind & brass repair with Greg Beckwith and Ken Cance before joining the Cadenza repair shop in May 2004. After working with and studying under Jean Carey for many years, Scott has taken over the responsibilities of Shop Manager. He plans to keep up the high standards that have always made Cadenza a trusted repair shop.
hours
Monday - Wednesday 10am - 3pm drop-in
Thursday by appointment only
Friday 10am - 3pm drop-in
Drop off the instrument at any point during store hours to receive an estimate via phone call or voice message.
services
Brass instruments get dirty. The constant passage of warm, wet air through an instrument means that regular cleaning is a must. Brass players frequently put off getting maintenance done on their instruments until the instrument stops working all together: tuning slides won't move, valves stick, and the lead pipes and tuning slides start to rust through due to corrosion ("red rot.") As you can imagine, except for dents and broken solder joints, most of the problems with brass instruments are cleaning issues, and the useful life of a brass instrument increases with regular maintenance.