Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education
To further clean your instrument remove all valves, slides and caps from the trumpet. You may submerge the trumpet in warm water (should be noticeably warm but not scalding hot) with mild dish soap such as dawn. Let the instrument sit for five minutes and then use your valve casing brush and snake brush to remove excess dirt and debris from the trumpet. Absolutely DO NOT force the brushes into smaller spaces such as the valve ports or the ends of smaller tuning slides. The crook ends of the 1st and third valve tuning slides can be cleaned by running water through them.
Once all easily accessible areas of the trumpet have been scrubbed thoroughly rinse the trumpet in warm clean water and let air dry. Once the trumpet is dry you may then apply your necessary lubricants to moving parts and reassemble. Stay safe!
Curbside Service Details
1. Call us at 317-842-2102
It’s best to call ahead so we can get your order or serviced items ready to go prior to your arrival. This will save you time once you’re here.
2. We’ll take your order or prepare your loaner or repair to be picked up.
3. Call us again when you arrive. The number again is 317-842-2102.
4. One of our staff members will bring your items out to you.
We are in a difficult time and find ourselves in uncharted waters. We appreciate your patience as we try to do everything we can to keep our customers and our staff as safe as possible.
Starting March 19th, our retail stores will be open for curbside service only.
This includes Paige’s Music, Chops Percussion, Encore Orchestral Strings, and Indy Flute Shop. We are committed to our vision of serving music education and we will continue to provide exceptional service to our customers who need it during this time.
For purchases with free delivery, shop on paigesmusic.com. If you have a specific need or question about your instrument regarding service or your account, please use the contact information below:
Retail Sales:
317-842-2102
800-382-1099
sales@paigesmusic.com
Repair:
317-577-3415
800-337-0471
repair@paigesmusic.com
Accounting:
317-577-3429
800-795-4149
accounting@paigesmusic.com
We’re still working on the details of our curbside service and will provide instructions for that later today (3/18).
We know there is uncertainty right now, but the team at Paige’s Music is ready to help you keep making music!
Please contact us with any questions that you may have.
Let’s face it. Germs are a hot button issue right now. We should all take proper precautions every day, but there are many things that trombonists let slide (pun absolutely intended. I’m not proud). Here are some very common and very avoidable issues that many brass players make.
We occasionally get instruments in for repair with common problems that are due to improper assembly or disassembly. In the video above one of our woodwind technicians, Steve “Sarge” Grimes, shares some flute assembly tips on how taking a flute apart improperly can damage the tenon joint over time.
Nearly 100% of past winners in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology (for high school students) play one or more musical instruments. This led the Siemens Foundation to host a recital at Carnegie Hall in 2004, featuring some of these young people, after which a panel of experts debated the nature of the apparent science/music link.