Someone Is Looking Out For Us Band Instrument Repair Technicians

It is hard to believe that there is a trade association for Band Instrument Repair, but there is. It is called National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians (or NAPBIRT for short). You have to take a deep breath bofore saying it. They have continuing education classes at varios locations around the country and a once a year national conference that is quite well attended. They also send out a magazine called "The Technicom". If you want to find out more about NAPBIRT you can go to their website www.napbirt.org .