Scott Mandeville of Tim's Music in Sacramento goes over the most common repairs and their causes, tips on what you can do in the field, and how to best work with your teachers and repair shop. This might be one of the most important episodes on Ed Rep Radio.
Scott Mandeville's list of repair must-haves on the road for Ed Reps:
Blue Painter's tape
Multi-tip screw driver
Standard pliers
Rawhide mallet
Smooth jaw pliers
Spring hooks, large and small
Instrument specific screw drivers for hinge screws
Lubricants of all kinds and many brands (synthetic)
Peel-and-stick water key corks of many sizes
Saxophone guard screws of various sizes and threads
Mouthpiece puller
Literature on instrument care and maintenance
Tool box to carry everything
