MUSICIAN'S REPAIR SERVICE
A FULL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZING
IN WOODWIND AND BRASS INSTRUMENTS
About Us
About Musician's Repair Service
Providing services for students, professionals, and all musicians in between.
We provide a wide range of professional repair services to meet your needs. We promise to provide every service with a smile, and to your highest level of satisfaction.
Who is the musician behind Musician's Repair Service?
Meet Jeff Cole
What does a young musician who needs to make a living do for a day job?
With the help of Jimmy Carter's CETA program during the seventies, Jeff Cole put down his guitar long enough to enroll as a student at the Eastern School of Musical Instrument Repair in Union, New Jersey. Under the exacting and expert coaching of renowned craftsman and mentor Fred Kirschner, Jeff found that he had a talent for making musical instruments make better music. Specializing in woodwind repair, Jeff graduated from the two year program and found that his 'day job' evolved into a gratifying vocation. Though Fred Kirschner has passed on and his school has closed, the huge impact of “Eastern” on the field of instrument repair is evident in the network of their graduates working as repair technicians across the globe today.
Jeff Cole has been repairing woodwinds,
brass, and stringed instruments for forty years.
During those years he has been employed in the shops of international band instrument distributors and retailers while building his own business, "Musicians Repair Service." There is a good chance that if you have taken your instrument to a music store for maintenance or repair in central New Jersey, Jeff has already worked on it. Jeff is a consummate professional and uses his skill and expertise to give attention to all his customers, professionals and students alike.
A member of NAPBIRT, the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians, Jeff continues to develop his skills and keeps abreast of trends and technologies in the trade.
"They Have Never Played Better"
"My repairman retired and I happened to find Jeff's shop on a Google search. I had 3 saxes and clarinet and trumpet "tuned" up. They have never played better. Jeff only suggests to do what the horn needs and at a fair price. I highly recommend him. Much like a good dentist when you find an excellent repairman, you never go to anyone else."
James W.
"Expert, fair rates and excellent customer service"
"My daughter’s flute needed to be repaired and went to several stores to get quotes, but they required the instrument to be sent out and said it would take up to a month for the repairs. We went to see Jeff and he repaired and polished her flute within a week! She was so glad to have a working flute again. He offered fair rates and excellent customer service! I would definitely recommend him!"
J.K.
"Flexible with times for dropping off and picking up"
"Jeff does a wonderful job with finishing repairs in a timely fashion and has always been flexible with times for dropping off and picking up repairs and working to help fit your schedule. Taken my clarinet to him on multiple occasions and have never worried about it. He charges a fair amount for precise and quality work."
Taylor E.
In the words of our customers
"Only place I'll take my horn."
Jeff took my horn and completely rebuilt it. New pads, dented posts, rusted rods and keys, a major cleaning, and re-corking. I’ve never loved playing this saxophone more than I do now. It plays better than the day I got it. The action on the keys is perfect, light and quick, not heavy or clunky at all. The tone of the horn is incredible! Super nice guy, and extremely talented. Only place I’ll take my horn." Anders C
"Much faster turn around time than the place his teacher recommends"
Seventh graders don't take good care of horns. It's fantastic to have found Jeff, who repaired a very damaged French horn in days for us. Communication was great through text and phone. Much faster turn around time than the place his teacher recommends and closer too." Christine S
"Jeff is awesome."
Jeff is awesome! When my Powell flute broke unexpectedly I was paranoid that it would need to be sent away for months to be repaired but then I did a Google search and found Jeff. Thankfully my repair was done quickly and with authentic parts! I'd highly recommend him to anyone needing instrument repairs, from students to pros!
Nicole P
