Good repair shop in San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara CA?

[Garoissimo]

Don't suppose anyone knows of a good repair shop in the San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara CA area?

[Posaunus]

Not since Larry Minick passed away in Cambria more than 30 years ago.

Fortunately, there are some world-class trombone technicians in Los Angeles and Orange County.

[Garoissimo]

Hey - Thanks for responding! Wow I never realized Larry was in Cambria. I always imagined him in LA for some reason.

Ok, so I guess it is either drive to LA or SF/Oakland. Or spend a whole lot of money on shipping.

[Posaunus]

There may be decent repair folks closer to you - I just don't know them.

Of course Larry Minick was legendary. He moved to Cambria and spent many years there, and died much too young (age 55).

https://trombone.org/articles/view.php?id=76

[JohnL]

Of the LA-area techs, Brad Close (https://www.brassmedic.com/) is probably the closest to you; he's in La Crescenta (well north of Los Angeles proper).

I don't have personal experience with them, but I've heard good things about The Horn Shop over in Fresno. That's a little closer to you than LA.

[Kbiggs]

What about John Sandhagen? He’s pretty darn good. He’s in Claremont.

http://theboneyard-ca.org/contact-us.html

[Burgerbob]

What about John Sandhagen? He’s pretty darn good. He’s in Claremont.

http://theboneyard-ca.org/contact-us.html

He is great. But it's a solid 4 hours away from SLO.

[braymond21]

I'm in Santa Barbara! Feel free to give me a call or stop by and I can get you squared away!

www.raymondmusic.com

[Garoissimo]

Wow - Thanks everyone! Really appreciate all the responses here! Looks like I got some new options! Which is great!