Reed & Brass – Woodwind repair notes, instrument craft and the players behind them

Workshop Stories

From Clarinetist to Woodwind Designer and Repairman

About Marlon Reeve Woodwind Designer, Repairman, Photographer, Movie Producer all around fun guy…. 1956 Started playing the clarinet 1963 Graduated from High School in Oklahoma 1963 – 1966 25th Infantry Band Scofield Barracks Hawaii..…...

Workshop Stories

How I Met Munchkin Jerry Maren

How I met the Munchkin October 25, 2018 How I met the Munchkin Marlon How I met the Munchkin 0 Comment Jerry Maren: Munchkin How I met Jerry was my friend Ted Zeigler was…...

Workshop Stories

Favorite Restaurants and Food Around the World

Now being a creature of habit I have been going to the same places for a long time and have not had much new to add....... however Feb 2008 Peace Harbor in Beijing is…...

Workshop Stories

A Woodwind Designer and Repairman’s Story

Woodwind Designer Woodwind Repairman Musician Movie Producer Actor? T-Shirt Designer Photographer & Poster Designer Who is Marlon Reeve? Woodwind Designer: Bob Malone (Head of YAMAHA Trumpets in the US) and I developed and designed…...

Players & Portraits

July 23, 2026 • Views: 81

The Life and Career of Fred Hemke

Reeds & Materials

July 22, 2026 • Views: 91

The History of D’Addario and Rico Reeds

July 22, 2026 • Views: 87

B-Flat Clarinet Materials and Uses

Music & Education

July 22, 2026 • Views: 90

What Many Jazz Saxophone Players Forget

Players & Portraits

July 22, 2026 • Views: 100

Remembering Saxophonist Eddie Harris

Players & Portraits

July 22, 2026 • Views: 95

Remembering Saxophonist Jack Nimitz

Music & Education

July 22, 2026 • Views: 104

Quality Music Education Linked to Higher Test Scores

Reeds & Materials

July 22, 2026 • Views: 70

Comparing Clarinet Materials and Their Sound

Workshop Stories

July 22, 2026 • Views: 99

From Clarinetist to Woodwind Designer and Repairman

Reeds & Materials

July 22, 2026 • Views: 69

Materials and Alloys Used in Saxophones

Three decades of bench notes, in one archive

Methods for Repairing Clarinet Cracks

July 18, 2026 • Views: 90

3.7.2008 There are two options when repairing a crack in a clarinet. Pinning the crack is done by drilling a hole through the side of the clarinet. Accross the side of the bore....through the…...

Players & Portraits

July 23, 2026 • Views: 81

The Life and Career of Fred Hemke

About Fred Hemke EDUCATION Premier Prix, Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique, Paris, France, 1956 Bachelor of Science, University...

Players & Portraits

July 22, 2026 • Views: 100

Remembering Saxophonist Eddie Harris

Remembering Friends: Eddie Harris Now if you ever met Eddie you know he was a true character… her was my introduction to him… I was...

Players & Portraits

July 22, 2026 • Views: 95

Remembering Saxophonist Jack Nimitz

Jack with SUPERSAX Remembering Friends: Jack Nimitz Many of you have heard these stories before but many haven’t… So, here is...

Players & Portraits

July 22, 2026 • Views: 87

Great Clients: Saxophonist Tommy Newsom

Great Clients: Tommy Newsom Now I have been very fournate to have a lot of great clients in my life. But I think Tommy Newsom was the only...

July 22, 2026 • Views: 87

B-Flat Clarinet Materials and Uses

July 22, 2026 • Views: 90

Kenny G Soprano Saxophones and Their Features

July 22, 2026 • Views: 96

Almost Keyless Saxophones for Overtone Study

July 18, 2026 • Views: 83

Alto Saxophone Necks and Features

An archive of woodwind repair notes, instrument craft and player portraits.