0 The Repair Shop SIGN IN MONTRÉAL REPAIR SHOP MANAGER Pierre-Olivier Duceppe A trumpet player from Mcgill University, Pierre-Olivier Duceppe is a brass technician with a great talent for customizing instruments. He is actively involved in the development of repair techniques as evidenced by the micro-alignment of pistons he has implemented at Twigg. He is an active musician, arranger and musical director for school programs. QUÉBEC REPAIR SHOP MANAGER Frédérick Hanny Frédérick Hanny is the shop leader at Twigg Musique Québec, and specializes in woodwind repair. A member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians(NAPBIRT), he holds many repair certifications: Straubinger, Yamaha and Buffet Crampon. MONTRÉAL MOBILE REPAIR SHOP Daniel Beaulé At the helm of the mobile repair shop, Daniel Beaulé visits schools across the province, offering his master technician services. Specialised in all woodwind harmony instruments, he took over from Roland Chartier in 1999. Supporting and advising teachers, he takes care of instruments for the students’ benefit. QUÉBEC LUTHIER André Lachance A violin luthier graduated in Quebec City in 1997, André Lachance is in charge of the string department at Twigg Musique since 2013. Professional guitarist, he has built his experience over the last 25 years on the field, repairing instruments subject to the vagaries of touring both in Quebec and abroad. MONTRÉAL SAXOPHONE SPECIALIST Frèdé Simard Frèdé Simard first mastered how to play the saxophone, before studying its mechanics. A woodwind instrument technician specialized in clarinets and saxophones, as well as Orff instruments, he learned about the tools of the trade at Marc Jean's workshop, where he worked on the design of high-end ligatures. He still appears live on Montreal stages. MONTRÉAL DOUBLE-REED SPECIALIST Baptiste Le Guillou Certified Straubinger technician and specialist in parts manufacturing, Baptiste Le Guillou demonstrates great skill with double-reed instruments and repairs flutes and clarinets. He has followed two repair and manufacturing trainings in France, a certificate of professional aptitude (CAP) and a certificate of craftsmanship (MBA) at the Institut technologique européen des métiers de la musique (ITEMM) while working as a repairman at the Christophe Devillaire workshop in Lyon. Baptiste plays drums as well as being a trumpet player and a member of a Brazilian percussions group. MONTRÉAL FLUTE SPECIALIST Julie Dubreuil Passionate about wind instruments, Julie Dubreuil joined the repair shop after more than 7 years of service at Twigg musique. Being a multi-instrumentalist and a woodwind technician, she dabbles in everything from the piccolo to the bass clarinet. However, the bass trombone is what she prefers when it comes to orchestral settings, a longtime member of both the Orchestre à Vents Non-Identifié and the Ensemble à Vents de Sherbrooke. Meticulous and fascinated by acoustic and mechanical fine-tuning, Julie completed a Straubinger certification in 2017 and is always looking for a new challenge. QUÉBEC SAXOPHONE SPECIALIST Alexandre Cloutier After completing, in 2016, his master's degree in saxophone interpretation at Laval University, Alexandre joined the team of repair shop in Quebec City. He started to repair flutes and clarinets before specializing in his instrument, the saxophone. Always interested in its history and its mechanical advancements, he is passionate about the most authentic restoration of vintage saxophones. Always seeking to improve, he is not afraid of the challenges that the repair of wind instruments can bring. QUÉBEC APPRENTICE Nicholas Miller After 2 years at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal in bass trombone, Nicholas Miller joined the team of technicians in Quebec City as an apprentice. Fascinated by brass instruments and interested in mechanics, he constantly strives to improve in the field of repairs and eventually to customize the instruments. MONTRÉAL APPRENTICE WOODWIND TECHNICIAN Camille Marineau Camille has always been surrounded by music and arts since she was little. Curious by nature, she has always been interested in artistic professions and her interest to become a technician was sparked when she met our technician Daniel Beaulé. She is now a woodwind apprentice technician at Twigg Musique since 2019 and she is proud to help break stereotypes surrounding this traditionally more « manly » profession. MONTRÉAL SAXOPHONE SPECIALIST Michael Borkovic Autodidact impassioned by saxophone repairs, Mike has been a repair technician for over 8 years. After completing a Bachelor degree in education at Wilfrid Laurien University he is now a woodwind technician at Twigg Musique since 2019. Mike is always seeking new techniques and tools to help improve and facilitate repairs .His favorite aspect of his job is to customize instruments to the liking of their owners whether it’s modifying the mechanic to facilitate the playing or the esthetic by engraving beautiful custom patterns. He is also a skilled woodworker and he makes many wooden accessories for the saxophone in his spare time. The Essentials Woodwinds Brass Strings Guitars & Ukuleles Drums & Percussion Pianos & Keyboards Live Sound & Studio Youth Accessories for the Musician The Twigg Experience The Repair Shop Rental Shipping and returns Got questions? 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