Care & Maintenance

Exploring String Types: A Guide to Choosing the Right Strings for Your Instrument

Are you curious about the evolution of string materials and how they affect your instrument’s sound? Join us on a journey through history and innovation as we explore the world of Strings! Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) national conference in Louisville, KY. It was an enriching experience filled with reconnecting with old friends, forging new connections, and attending insightful educational sessions. One such session, hosted by D’Addario, delved into the intricacies of string materials and their impact on performance.

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Apr 17, 2024 No Comments

Take Care Of Your Instruments In Cold Weather

Over the past few weeks central Indiana has experienced dramatic changes in temperatures—in a span of a few days there was a temperature swing of 50 degrees! These dramatic fluctuations in temperature can wreak havoc on instruments. Cold weather in particular will cause serious issues with your instrument if you are not taking proper care of it.

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Jan 31, 2022 No Comments

Caring For Your Oboe

Below is the general care and maintenance video for oboe. If you’d like to see the rest of our oboe videos, you can view them on our Oboe Care & Maintenance page.

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Sep 29, 2020 No Comments

Caring For Your Clarinet

Below is the general care and maintenance video for clarinet. If you’d like to see the rest of our clarinet videos, you can view them on our Clarinet Care & Maintenance page.

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Sep 22, 2020 No Comments

Caring For Your Flute

Below is the general care and maintenance video for flute, with instruction given by Erin Nichols of the Indy Flute Shop. Indy Flute Shop is a flute-specialty store owned by Paige’s Music. If you’d like to see the rest of the flute videos, you can view them on our Flute Care & Maintenance page.

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Sep 15, 2020 No Comments

PPE at Paige’s Music

We are excited and encouraged to see so many students gearing up for back-to-school and joining band and orchestra! While things certainly look a little different this year, there is one thing that remains the same; the positive, life changing experiences your students will gain by participating in music. Our team is ready to assist and support you and your student in any way possible! In saying that, we have added some new products to our website. These items have been designed by our manufacturer partners to help mitigate the spread of aerosols from wind instruments. You can view the complete and detailed list here. As always, if there is anything we can do for you during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out!

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Aug 18, 2020 No Comments

How To Keep Your Saxophone Clean

Daily care and maintenance of your instrument is very important to how well your instrument performs, even when you’re home during e-learning. Watch this quick video below for a few, quick tips on caring for your saxophone.

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Apr 21, 2020 No Comments

How To Keep Your Trumpet Clean

To further clean your instrument remove all valves, slides and caps from the trumpet. You may submerge the trumpet in warm water (should be noticeably warm but not scalding hot) with mild dish soap such as dawn. Let the instrument sit for five minutes and then use your valve casing brush and snake brush to remove excess dirt and debris from the trumpet. Absolutely DO NOT force the brushes into smaller spaces such as the valve ports or the ends of smaller tuning slides. The crook ends of the 1st and third valve tuning slides can be cleaned by running water through them. Once all easily accessible areas of the trumpet have been scrubbed thoroughly rinse the trumpet in warm clean water and let air dry. Once the trumpet is dry you may then apply your necessary lubricants to moving parts and reassemble. Stay safe!

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Mar 20, 2020 No Comments

You can count on us to help you keep making music!

  We know there is uncertainty right now, but the team at Paige’s Music is ready to help you keep making music! We will remain open regular hours unless we are mandated to close. Please follow us on our social media channels for updates. Since many school schedules are interrupted, please contact us with any questions or needs you may have and we will find a way to help you! We are taking extra precautions on top of our already very high sanitary standards to keep every instrument clean & every staff member, customer & student safe. Here are some tips to help your student to keep their instrument clean & safe. Please contact us with any questions that you may have.

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Mar 17, 2020 No Comments

Which Valve Oil Is Right For Me?

At Paige’s Music, we are frequently asked “what valve oil do you recommend”? This answer can vary depending on the type and age of instrument as well as specific player preferences. Here is a short overview of our most popular options.

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Mar 3, 2020 No Comments

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Well, it’s Indiana…and we never know when winter is going to show up, and it looks like at least the snow has decided to pay us an early visit this year. So we want to take a moment to remind you that the cold can cause some serious issues with your instrument if you are not taking proper care of it. Below are a few tips to help protect your instrument over the next several months…

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Nov 12, 2019 No Comments

Basic Tips On Caring For Your Oboe

Last summer we updated the care videos for several of the beginning instruments available on our Debut Rental Program. Below is the general care and maintenance video for oboes, with instruction given by Erin Nichols of the Indy Flute Shop.

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Sep 3, 2019 No Comments

Basic Tips On Caring For Your Clarinet

Last summer we updated the care videos for several of the beginning instruments available on our Debut Rental Program. With back-to-school time in full swing, we thought it would be a good time to share these again.  Below is the general care and maintenance video, with instruction given by Sam Motter of our Retail Sales staff. If you’d like to see the rest of our clarinet videos, you can view them on our Clarinet Care & Maintenance page.

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Aug 20, 2019 No Comments

Heat, High Humidity, and String Instruments

Regina in Encore Orchestral Strings has some great advice for all of the string players out there.  Keep reading! We’re approaching the time of year where temperatures are averaging above 75 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity levels in Indiana. We all know that cold winters present it’s own challenges, but the summer heat can create just as many issues. Wood is an organic material that will always react to the temperature, which is why we have to be careful about where the instrument is being stored. We have seen fingerboards come unglued, necks pop out of place, and varnish essentially melt. With the high levels of humidity and scorching temperatures that we endure in Indiana, you want to be careful with how you store your instrument and where it is being stored. One of the most common scenarios that we hear about from our customers involves leaving an instrument in the car on a hot summer day. No matter what the temperature outside is, it is safest to bring the instrument inside with you wherever you are. We recently had a cello come in that suffered quite a bit of cosmetic damage due to it being left in a hot

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Jun 13, 2019 No Comments
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