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Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 9:04 am
by grgryrock
Just moved up to Northwestern PA and in need of some custom work. I’m located 2 hours north of Pittsburgh, 2.5 hours east of Cleveland and about 2.5-3 hours from Buffalo. If anyone knows a reputable place, I would appreciate a shout!
Thanks!
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 10:20 am
by LIBrassCo
What are you looking to have done?
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 11:42 am
by Matt K
I've had really good work done at Volkweins before.
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 8:55 am
by bassclef
Yep, Volkweins would be a good option.
Also:
Chuck Ward is between you and Cleveland
Paul Abel has a shop in Rochester
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 9:01 am
by mbarbier
Chuck Ward does really great work and is basically between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 1:03 pm
by grgryrock
Thanks for the replies. I'm looking to have a Schilke ST21 converted so I can interchange the bell. Make it modular.
Re: Looking for custom work in Northwest Pennsylvania
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 1:10 pm
by mbarbier
I had Chuck do that to my Bach while I lived in Cleveland - he did a great job. He modded all of Steve Witser's horns back in the day to make them fully interchangeable between Bach, Conn, and Benge parts (which was a lot of stuff), so he's done a lot of that kind of work.