Oʻahu's North Shore · Serving all of Hawaiʻi
Because the instrument should never be the limitation.
Muramatsu and Straubinger certified. Nearly twenty years specializing in flute and clarinet repair. Based on Oʻahu, serving musicians throughout Hawaiʻi.
Currently accepting new repair work.
Services
Most shops call these a COA and an overhaul. I call them Harmonic Alignment and Harmonic Restoration, because what happens at the bench doesn't stop where those words do. Both are available anywhere in Hawaiʻi.
The instrument comes apart, gets cleaned, gets fresh oil through every hinge tube, and goes back together regulated by hand. Then I play it — because an instrument that measures right and an instrument that answers right are not always the same instrument.
Everything comes apart, down to the pins. Tone holes inspected and leveled. New pads throughout. The mechanism refit rather than reassembled, then regulated and played until it settles. How it speaks. How it breathes. How it responds.
The Process
Pricing follows evaluation. No two instruments need the same work, and I won't quote one as though they do.
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Schedule a time, or send an email. Tell me the instrument, and what it's doing that it shouldn't.
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I look at the whole instrument, not just the complaint — leaks, regulation, tone hole condition, headjoint fit.
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You get the work written out and priced before anything comes apart. Nothing proceeds without your word.
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It goes back to you play-tested, not just reassembled — in hand on Oʻahu, or packed and shipped home.
Mail-in service is available throughout Hawaiʻi. If you're on Maui, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island, Molokaʻi, or Lānaʻi, you don't need to ship an instrument to the mainland — write to me and I'll tell you exactly how to pack it.
The next chapter
I'm accepting repair work throughout Hawaiʻi right now — in person on Oʻahu's North Shore, by mail from any island. A dedicated workshop opens October 1, 2026. That's the next chapter, not the beginning.
The Work
Most repair work stops when the pads seal and the action moves freely.
That's where I start.
I work through the mechanism. Then I play it. Listen for what it's trying to do. Bring that into alignment with how it feels under the hands. Care, not force. Presence, not urgency.
When the instrument stops getting in the way, you stop thinking about it. That's the whole job.
Oʻahu · North Shore
About
Started in Texas. Moved to Hawaiʻi, where the islands gave me the foundation this work is built on. Gary Hara's mentorship shaped the last four years of that chapter. Then California — Muramatsu certified under Paul Rabinov, Straubinger certified studying directly with Joel Straubinger.
Now I'm back, on Oʻahu's North Shore, working with players across the islands. I left searching. I came back with something to give.
Testimonials
A player, in their own words.
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Schedule a time, or write and tell me what you're hearing. Serving all of Hawaiʻi — in person on Oʻahu's North Shore, by mail from any island.
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