S.W. Woodwinds

Sales and Repair

Woodwind Specialist &

Authorized Leitzinger Dealer

Quality, professional bassoon, clarinet, and oboe repair since 2016.

Located at Midtown Music Loft, 153 West 36Th St. 5Th Floor New York, NY 10018

Call, email, or fill out the contact form to schedule an appointment or request a trial

This clarinet cracked due to a loose ring, so I re-enforced underneath the ring with a carbon fiber band before refitting the ring

Always good to see @raposo130, thanks for stopping by for some bass clarinet repair. Check out Mike in Elf on Broadway!

On this flute service, I’m using multiple methods of detecting leaks in order to double and triple check my work. Even one small leak will have your instrument feeling less than optimal #flute #fluterepair

From MSU Double Reed Day! If you’re curious about @leitzingerbassoon instruments and bocals, give me a shout

Advice from a clarinet tech #clarinet #clarinetist #woodwind #woodwindrepair #woodwindrepairs

Leitzinger contra and English bend bocals, at the shop- in addition to our standard bend bocals, of course. Come to 153 W 36th St on Sat. Oct. 26, 12-6pm for a fun day of @leitzingerbassoon bocals and bassoons, with none other than Stephan Leitzinger himself. #bassoon #bocal #leitzinger #leitzingerbassoon

If you’re a bassoonist who has been wanting to make the switch to a different bassoon or bocal, or you’re simply curious and want to learn more about Leitzinger instruments, come by the shop on October 26, and meet Stephan Leitzinger himself! #bassoon #bassoonist #bocal #leitzinger

Rigoutat English Horn clean, oil, and adjust on the bench today #englishhorn #oboe #woodwind #oboerepair

I work on all clarinets, big and small #clarinet #woodwind #clarinetrepair

An incredible IDRS with @leitzingerbassoon. It was a pleasure seeing @nancilotte perform- thanks for stopping by the booth! I did manage to make a couple of excursions into a canyon and a cave while I was out there, and it was so worth it.

Bassoon restoration in progress. Can’t wait to post before and after pics #bassoon #bassoonist #bassoonrepair #woodwind #woodwindrepair

I have a freshly overhauled Lorrée DC52 for sale for $5000. Available to try in Midtown NYC #oboe #oboerepair #woodwind

If that tax return’s burnin’ a hole in your pocket and your current bocal is leaving you wanting, look no further! I have many Leitzinger bocals to pick from, including the MF and ZF models #bassoon #bassoonist #leitzinger #leitzingerbassoon

At the Montclair State University Double Reed Day Day with @leitzingerbassoon products

Please join Stephan Leitzinger at the Mannes School of Music in NYC this Sunday for an opportunity to hear, play, and learn about his wonderful instruments. Register at https://event.newschool.edu/letizingerbassoonday

Balance hanger install #bassoon #woodwind #woodwinds #woodwindrepair

Yesterday I had the privilege of working on Billy Hestand’s contrabassoon. Wonderful person and player #bassoon #bassoonrepair #woodwinds #woodwind #contrabassoon #woodwindrepair

Come find me @midtownmusicloft in Midtown NYC! Here for your repair and @Leitzinger bassoon and bocal needs

Just got my first shipment of @leitzingerbassoon bocals. Come to @midtownmusicloft on 36th St. by Herald Square to try a fine assortment of bocals crafted to the highest standards. #bassoon #bassoonrepair #leitzinger #leitzingerbassoon #woodwind

Contrabassoon repairs are fun.
#bassoon #contrabassoon #bassoonrepair #woodwindrepair #contrabassoonrepair

Tbt to my time at @leitzingerbassoon. I’m back in the US, and I’ll will be moving into @midtownmusicloft at the end of the month by Herald Square, and soon I’ll have Leitzinger bassoons and bocals for you to try and fall in love with. Link to my website and contact info in my bio. #bassoon #woodwindrepair #instrument #instrumentrepair #leitzinger #leitzingerbassoon #leitzingerbocal

📢Big Announcement📢 if anyone needs repair work in the near future, I have availability until January 1, 2022. I will not be back until April of 2022, as I will be in Germany apprenticing with the master bassoon craftsman @leitzingerbassoon. If you’ve played a Leitzinger bassoon or bocal, you’d know that they are incredible, so I’m looking forward to being in his shop next month. Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄🎄

Built and added a high e key to a Schreiber bassoon. Contact me for custom key work #bassoon #bassoonrepair #woodwind #woodwindrepair

This Bb clarinet had a long crack that needed six pins #clarinet #clarinetrepair #woodwind #woodwindrepair

Lost a pivot screw? Don’t worry! Here is before and after tapping the top post for this whisper key and fitting a new pivot screw. #bassoon #bassoonrepair #woodwind #woodwindrepair

Bassoon service and new bench alert! I can even fit a contrabassoon on this bad boy 😏 #bassoon #bassoonrepair #woodwind #woodwindrepair

If your clarinet, bassoon, or oboe rings become loose, make sure to get them in a shop for shimming because the tension from those rings keep the receiver from cracking when a tenon is inserted. #woodwindrepair #clarinetrepair #oboerepair #bassoon #bassoonrepair

Tenon corks tend to shrink after a while, especially when the weather is cold and dry. Come get those lose corks changed!
#woodwind #woodwindrepair #clarinet #clarinetrepair

Mondays are for polishing flutes ✨#flute #woodwindrepair #woodwind #nofilter

Hi, everyone, I’m so happy to be making my first post on my official woodwind repair page. This is from a soprano sax I recently re-padded. Stay tuned for more satisfying repair content 😊 #woodwindrepair #woodwind #sax #saxophone #saxophonerepair

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Sabrina Walch received her bachelor's degree in music performance in 2020 from New York University, where she studied bassoon with Marc Goldberg and took secondary lessons on clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone.

Sabrina was fascinated by the mechanics of musical instruments early on and started working in a bassoon repair shop when she moved to New York in 2016. Looking to further deepen and expand upon her knowledge, she took up an apprenticeship with Philadelphia-based clarinet technician Mark Jacobi

In 2022, Sabrina spent three months in Germany working and further honing her bassoon repair skills under the tutelage of the master craftsman Stephan Leitzinger, the maker of internationally-renowned Leitzinger bassoons and bocals, which you can now find in her shop.

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