by Erin Nichols | Oct 27, 2020 | Features, Instrument Care, Instruments, Tips
As the temperature drops in the Midwest and we settle squarely into the colder months of the year, I wanted to take a few minutes to discuss a very important subject: the care required for wooden instruments, specifically piccolos. Wood is much more susceptible to...
by Erin Nichols | Jul 14, 2020 | Instrument Care
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation have teamed up to give you some helpful tips for cleaning and sanitizing musical instruments. Of course, we have comprehensive cleaning guides for every...
by Erin Nichols | Jun 24, 2020 | Instrument Care, Tips
I pulled this blog post from the archives because I think it’s a great reminder on some easy things we can do to help slow the progression of pesky tarnish on our beautiful instruments. I get a lot of questions asking about how to prevent buildup and tarnish,...
by Erin Nichols | May 28, 2020 | Instrument Care, Instruments, Shop information, Summer
“School’s out for summer!” That phrase seems so nebulous these days, doesn’t it? What has school looked like for the past 3 months? What is “out,” exactly? And what is summer, and beyond, going to look like for us? There are still...
by Erin Nichols | Apr 21, 2020 | Instrument Care, Tips, Video
Greetings from the Indy Flute Shop! I truly hope all of you are staying safe, healthy, and (mostly) sane as this highly unusual time trudges on. Personally, I’m holding on to the fact that this too shall pass—and it will! Life will return to normal. We will be able to...
by Erin Nichols | Mar 31, 2020 | Instrument Care
Greetings from my home to yours, friends. You all have surely heard by now that our state is under a stay-at-home order, meaning that the Indy Flute Shop and Paige’s Music have been closed since Wednesday March 25th. Our voicemails will not be monitored, but I...
