Band Instrument Repair Program - Resources

http://www.napbirt.org
National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians, Inc.

BIR Suppliers

Anderson Silver Plating
Caswell Inc Plating Kits
Ferree’s Tools
Hetman Products
Horn Flush
J. L. Smith
Kraus Music Products
MDRS
Music Medic
Votaw Tool
United States Plastics

Acoustics-Related Sites

AAIIRR Power AcoustiCoils
Acoustical Society of America - How Brass Instruments are Built
Adjusting Valve Cap Tension
Australian Acoustics - Journal August 2000
Bell/Mouthpiece Effect
Benade Archive
BIAS - Brass Instrument Analysis System
Cryogenic Article
Cryogenic Article 2
Intro to Brass Acoustics
Schilke Brass Clinic
Toneblobs - French horn performance enhancers
Virtual Trumpet
Yoshikawa Laboratory

Machine Tool and Parts Vendors

Grizzly Industrial 7" X 12"
Harbor Freight 7" X 10"
homier.com 7" X 10"
Lathe Master
Micro-Mark 7" x 14"
Sherline Lathes
Taig Lathes

Mini-Lathe/Sherline Related Sites

J.L. Smith
LittleMachineShop.com
Steve Bedair's 9x20 Lathe Site
Ty's HF 7x10 Mini Lathe Page
Varmint Al's Mini Lathe Page